कृत्वा. निःशब्दमेकाग्राः शृण्वन्तु हरयो मम। तथ्यं संकीर्तयिष्यामि यथा जानामि मैथिलीम्॥
kṛtvā. niḥśabdamekāgrāḥ śṛṇvantu harayo mama| tathyaṃ saṃkīrtayiṣyāmi yathā jānāmi maithilīm||
English Meaning
Remaining silent, do you, you monkeys, heedfully hear what I say. I will tell you truly how I came to know Maithili.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)