इक्ष्वाकुकुलवंशस्तु स्तुतो मम पुरस्कृतः। श्रुत्वा तु गदिमां वाचं राजर्पिगणभूषिताम्॥ प्रत्यभाषत मां देवी बाष्पैः पिहितलोचना।
ikṣvākukulavaṃśastu stuto mama puraskṛtaḥ| śrutvā tu gadimāṃ vācaṃ rājarpigaṇabhūṣitām|| pratyabhāṣata māṃ devī bāṣpaiḥ pihitalocanā|
English Meaning
I began by extolling the Ikşvāku race. Hearing the words that I uttered, embellished with descriptions of the virtues of Rajarşis, that exalted lady replied with her eyes covered with tears.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)