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## Dasha Shruta Skandha Sutra
Just as a dry root, even when watered, does not sprout, similarly, when the Mohaniya Karma is destroyed, the remaining Karmas do not sprout. This is because Mohaniya Karma is the primary Karma, and when the primary is destroyed, the secondary cannot exist.
The Sutrakar further explains the same topic:
**Sukka - Mule Jaha Rukkha Sinchamane Na Rohati.**
**Evam Kamma Na Rohanti Mohanije Khayam Gaye.** || 14 ||
**Just as a dry-rooted tree does not sprout even when watered, similarly, Karmas do not sprout when the Mohaniya Karma is destroyed.** || 14 ||
**Fifth Dasha**
**Pardarth Anvaya:** Jaha - Just as Sukka - Mule - Dry-rooted Rukkha - Tree Sinchamane - When watered Na Rohati - Does not sprout again, Evam - Similarly, Mohanije - When the Mohaniya Karma Khayam Gaye - Is destroyed, Kamma - The remaining Karmas also Na Rohanti - Do not arise.
**Mulaarth:** Just as a dry tree does not sprout when watered, similarly, other Karmas do not arise when the Mohaniya Karma is destroyed.
**Teeka:** In this Sutra, the Sutrakar has also used an analogy. Just as a tree, when its root is dry, does not sprout again even when watered, similarly, when the Mohaniya Karma is completely destroyed, other Karmas do not arise. Because birth, death, and progeny in the world are caused by the Mohaniya Karma. When the root is destroyed, the sprout of existence will never arise.
Therefore, one should always cultivate the causes of destruction of Mohaniya Karma, such as Samyak Jnana, Samyak Darshan, etc.
The Sutrakar further explains the same topic:
**Jaha Daddhana Beeyana Na Jayanti Pun Ankura. Kamma - Beeyesu Daddhesu Na Jayanti Bhavan Kura.** || 15 ||
**Just as strong seeds do not sprout, similarly, strong Karma-seeds do not sprout into the sprout of existence.** || 15 ||