आपृच्छे त्वां महाराज सर्वेषामीश्वरोऽसि नः। प्रस्थितं दण्डकारण्यं पश्य त्वं कुशलेन माम्॥
āpṛcche tvāṃ mahārāja sarveṣāmīśvaro'si naḥ| prasthitaṃ daṇḍakāraṇyaṃ paśya tvaṃ kuśalena mām||
English Meaning
I ask you, O mighty monarch, as you are the lord of us all. Do you see me safely despatched to the forest of Dandaka.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)