Trees do not hear; they do not sec; they cannot smell or taste. They cannot touch. How then can they be regarded as formed of the five elements.
न शृण्वन्ति न पश्यन्ति न गन्धरसवेदिनः। न च स्पर्श विजानन्ति ते कथं पाञ्चभौतिकाः॥