अपक्षो हि कथं पक्षी कर्म किंचित् समारभेत्। यत् तु शक्यं मया कर्तुं वाग्बुद्धिगुणवर्तिना॥ श्रूयतां तत्र वक्ष्यामि भवतां पौरुषाश्रयम्।
apakṣo hi kathaṃ pakṣī karma kiṃcit samārabhet| yat tu śakyaṃ mayā kartuṃ vāgbuddhiguṇavartinā|| śrūyatāṃ tatra vakṣyāmi bhavatāṃ pauruṣāśrayam|
English Meaning
How can a bird bereft of wings, undertake any thing? But listen! I will tell you as to what I am capable of through speech, intellect and merit, and what you can exèrt your manliness in.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)