ते रत्नहीनास्तरुणाः फलकाले विवासिताः। कथं वत्स्यन्ति कृपणाः फलमूलैः कृताशनाः॥
te ratnahīnāstaruṇāḥ phalakāle vivāsitāḥ| kathaṃ vatsyanti kṛpaṇāḥ phalamūlaiḥ kṛtāśanāḥ||
English Meaning
And bereft of elegant apparel, how will they of tender years, exiled in this time of enjoyment, pass their lives in misery, subsisting on fruits and roots!
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)