क्रीडारतिविधिज्ञानां समाजोत्सवदर्शिनाम्। द्रक्ष्यसि त्वं पुरीं लङ्कां विनष्टां मैथिलीकृते॥
krīḍāratividhijñānāṃ samājotsavadarśinām| drakṣyasi tvaṃ purīṃ laṅkāṃ vinaṣṭāṃ maithilīkṛte||
English Meaning
And in vain shall you for Sītā compass the destruction of the city of Lankā, adorned with diverse jewels and filled with golden edifices.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)