श्रुतेन बालः स्थानेन जन्मना भवतो ह्यहम्। स कथं पालयिष्यामि भूमिं भवति तिष्ठति ॥
śrutena bālaḥ sthānena janmanā bhavato hyaham| sa kathaṃ pālayiṣyāmi bhūmiṃ bhavati tiṣṭhati ||
English Meaning
I am inferior to you in learning, in position, and in birth. How can I then govern the earth, you existing?
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)