निशाचरीणां प्रत्यक्षमक्षमं चाभिभाषितम्। कथं नु खलु कर्तव्यमिदं कृच्छ्रगतो ह्यहम्॥
niśācarīṇāṃ pratyakṣamakṣamaṃ cābhibhāṣitam| kathaṃ nu khalu kartavyamidaṃ kṛcchragato hyaham||
English Meaning
It is not proper to speak before the Rākşasas-What shall I do them? I am in very great difficulty.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)