“The tree bears the intense heat on its head while it lessens the heat for those who take shelter under it.”

—  Kālidāsa , Abhigyanashakuntalam

Abhijñānaśākuntalam (The Sign of Shakuntala)

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अनुभवति हि मूर्ध्ना पादपस्तीव्रमुष्णं । शमयति परितापं छायया संश्रितानाम् ॥

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