एका भूरुभयोरैक्यमुभयोर्दलकाण्डयोः ।
शालिश्यामाकयोर्भेदः फलेन परिचीयते ॥
ekā bhūr ubhayor aikyam ubhayor dala-kāṇḍayoḥ |
śāli-śyāmākayor bhedaḥ phalena paricīyate ||
(Mahāsubhāṣita-saṅgraha: 7630)
“The two are in the same place, and the two have the same leaves and stalks. The difference between rice and millet is known [only] by the result [i.e., the type of grain the two plants produce].”