यथान्यः पुरुषः कश्चित् पलाशैर्मोहितो भवेत्। एवं मयाप्यविज्ञातं शब्दवेध्यमिदं फलम्॥
yathānyaḥ puruṣaḥ kaścit palāśairmohito bhavet| evaṃ mayāpyavijñātaṃ śabdavedhyamidaṃ phalam||
English Meaning
Even like another person fascinated by the sight of some Palasa trees (and doing as mentioned above), I (did this act) not fore knowing the consequence that would follow my shooting by sound.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)