“Arjuna! The tree of saṃsāra is a very strange aśvattha. There is a great difference between the trees one sees in the world and this strange tree of saṃsāra. The trees one sees in the world have their branches above and their roots below, in the earth. But the aśvattha of saṃsāra is not like that; it is the exact opposite, with its roots seen above and its branches below! That is, it is an upside-down tree. Its name is aśvattha,” He said.