ततोऽहं तत्र निक्षिप्तो गुहद्वारि विनीतवत्। न च निष्क्रामते वाली तदा संवत्सरे गते॥
tato'haṃ tatra nikṣipto guhadvāri vinītavat| na ca niṣkrāmate vālī tadā saṃvatsare gate||
English Meaning
And I was made to stand at the mouth in humble guise; nor did Väli issue out, although a good year rolled away.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)