कुलीनः सत्त्वसम्पन्नस्तेजस्वी चरितव्रतः। राज्यहेतोः कथं पापमाचरेन्मद्विधो जनः॥
kulīnaḥ sattvasampannastejasvī caritavrataḥ| rājyahetoḥ kathaṃ pāpamācarenmadvidho janaḥ||
English Meaning
Of a high race, possessed of strength, endowed with energy, and vowed to sterling worth of character, how can one like me commit sin for the sake of dominion?
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)