हृता मृता वा नष्टा वा भक्षिता वा भविष्यति। निलीनाप्यथवा भीरुरथवा वनमाश्रिता।।।।। गता विचेतुं पुष्पाणि फलान्यपि च वा पुनः। अथवा पद्मिनी याता जलार्थं वा नदीं गता॥
hṛtā mṛtā vā naṣṭā vā bhakṣitā vā bhaviṣyati| nilīnāpyathavā bhīrurathavā vanamāśritā||||| gatā vicetuṃ puṣpāṇi phalānyapi ca vā punaḥ| athavā padminī yātā jalārthaṃ vā nadīṃ gatā||
English Meaning
Has the timid one been carried off, or is she dead, or has any one eaten her up, or has she vanished (from the earth), or has she gone to the wood, or has she gone to cull flowers and fruits, or has she gone to the pool for procuring water, or has she repaired to the river?
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)