शार्दूल यदि सा दृष्ट्वा प्रिया चन्द्रनिभानना। मैथिली मम विस्रब्धः कथयस्व न ते भयम्॥
śārdūla yadi sā dṛṣṭvā priyā candranibhānanā| maithilī mama visrabdhaḥ kathayasva na te bhayam||
English Meaning
O tiger, fearlessly do you relate to me if you have seen my beloved Maithilī, having a countenance resembling Moon.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)