The Dhammapada
Chapter XXIV
Thirst
Verse CCCXXXVII
This salutary word I tell you, 'Do ye, as many
as are here assembled, dig up the root of thirst,
as he who want the sweet-scented Usîra root
must dig up the Bîrana grass, the Mâra (the
tempter) may not crush you again and again, as
the stream crushes the reeds.'