न तत्राक्रमितुं नागाः शक्नुवन्ति तदाश्रमे। ऋषेस्तस्य मतङ्गस्य विधानात् तच्च काननम्॥
na tatrākramituṃ nāgāḥ śaknuvanti tadāśrame| ṛṣestasya mataṅgasya vidhānāt tacca kānanam||
English Meaning
Fearing the divine authority of that great ascetic Matanga, the elephants, though there are many, dare not cross the threshold of his asylum.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)