ककुभः ककुभोरूं तां व्यक्तं जानाति मैथिलीम्। लतापल्लवपुष्पाढ्यो भाति ह्येष वनस्पतिः॥ भ्रमरैरूपगीतश्च यथा द्रुमवरो ह्यसि। एष व्यक्तं विजानाति तिलकस्तिलकप्रियाम्॥
kakubhaḥ kakubhorūṃ tāṃ vyaktaṃ jānāti maithilīm| latāpallavapuṣpāḍhyo bhāti hyeṣa vanaspatiḥ|| bhramarairūpagītaśca yathā drumavaro hyasi| eṣa vyaktaṃ vijānāti tilakastilakapriyām||
English Meaning
This Kakubha know for certain about Maithilī having thighs like to Kakubha. You stands beautifully that Vanaspati being enveloped with creepers flowers and leaves and filled with the hum of Bhramaras. Surely dose this Tilaka know about her who was fond of her.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)