वयं वनचरा राम मृगा मूलफलाशिनः। एषा प्रकृतिरस्माकं पुरुषस्त्वं नरेश्वर ॥
vayaṃ vanacarā rāma mṛgā mūlaphalāśinaḥ| eṣā prakṛtirasmākaṃ puruṣastvaṃ nareśvara ||
English Meaning
We are, O Rama, wild beasts ranging in the forest and living on roots and fruits-our nature is such—but you are a man, O king.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)