पूर्वमस्माकमप्यासीत् कश्चिद् गतिपराक्रमः। ते वयं वयसः पारमनुप्राप्ताः स्म साम्प्रतम्॥ किं तु नैवं गते शक्यमिदं कार्यमुपेक्षितुम्। यदर्थं कपिराजश्च रामश्च कृतनिश्चयौ॥ साम्प्रतं कालमस्माकं या गतिस्तां निबोधत। नवतिं योजनानां तु गमिष्यामि न संशयः॥
pūrvamasmākamapyāsīt kaścid gatiparākramaḥ| te vayaṃ vayasaḥ pāramanuprāptāḥ sma sāmpratam|| kiṃ tu naivaṃ gate śakyamidaṃ kāryamupekṣitum| yadarthaṃ kapirājaśca rāmaśca kṛtaniścayau|| sāmprataṃ kālamasmākaṃ yā gatistāṃ nibodhata| navatiṃ yojanānāṃ tu gamiṣyāmi na saṃśayaḥ||
English Meaning
Formerly we had power of motion. But now we have waxed exceeding old. Although this is so, yet we can not overlook this, as both Rama and the monkey-king (by sending us) have become sure of success. At present do you understand the course that is ours. I shall go ninety Yojanas. There is no doubt whatever about this.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)