न हि सत्यात्मनस्तात धर्माभिमनसस्तव। संनिवर्तयितुं बुद्धिः शक्यते रघुनन्दन॥ अद्य त्विदानी रजनी पुत्र मा गच्छ सर्वथा। एकाहं दर्शनेनापि साधु तावच्चराम्यहम्॥
na hi satyātmanastāta dharmābhimanasastava| saṃnivartayituṃ buddhiḥ śakyate raghunandana|| adya tvidānī rajanī putra mā gaccha sarvathā| ekāhaṃ darśanenāpi sādhu tāvaccarāmyaham||
English Meaning
I dare not, O descendant of the Raghu race, forbid you who are established in truth and who are bent upon discharging your duty. But, O son, do not by any means depart to night: beholding you even for a single day, I shall feed with you.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)