उत्तरं पार्श्वमासाद्य तस्य मन्दाकिनी नदी। पुष्पितदुमसंछन्ना रम्यपुष्पितकानना॥ अनन्तरं तत्सरितश्चित्रकूटं च पर्वतम्। तयोः पर्णकुटीं तात तत्र तौ वसतो ध्रुवम्॥
uttaraṃ pārśvamāsādya tasya mandākinī nadī| puṣpitadumasaṃchannā ramyapuṣpitakānanā|| anantaraṃ tatsaritaścitrakūṭaṃ ca parvatam| tayoḥ parṇakuṭīṃ tāta tatra tau vasato dhruvam||
English Meaning
On its northern border flows the river Mandākinſ, covered with flowering trees and with blossoming woods. Beyond the stream is the mountain Citrakuta. There is their thatched cottage, my child; there they abide for certain.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)