अधश्चोर्ध्वं प्रसृतास्तस्य शाखा\nगुणप्रवृद्धा विषयप्रवालाः |\nअधश्च मूलान्यनुसन्ततानि\nकर्मानुबन्धीनि मनुष्यलोके ||१५-२||
adhaścordhvaṃ prasṛtāstasya śākhā guṇapravṛddhā viṣayapravālāḥ .\nadhaśca mūlānyanusantatāni karmānubandhīni manuṣyaloke ||15-2||
The branches of the tree extend upward and downward, nourished by the three guṇas, with the objects of the senses as tender buds.  The roots of the tree hang downward, causing the flow of karma in the human form.  Below, its roots branch out causing (karmic) actions in the world of humans.