त्वं प्रमाणं प्रमाणानामसि राघव सुव्रत। विदितश्चैव ते धर्मः सद्भिराचरितस्तु वै॥ धर्माणां त्वं परं धाम गुणाना सागरोपमः। अज्ञानाच मया राजनुक्तस्त्वं राजसत्तम॥
tvaṃ pramāṇaṃ pramāṇānāmasi rāghava suvrata| viditaścaiva te dharmaḥ sadbhirācaritastu vai|| dharmāṇāṃ tvaṃ paraṃ dhāma guṇānā sāgaropamaḥ| ajñānāca mayā rājanuktastvaṃ rājasattama||
English Meaning
O Rāghava, O you of firms vows—you are an example of examples. You are cognisant of the conduct of the pious. You are like an ocean, the refuge of all virtues. O foremost of kings, out of ignorance, I have spoken to you so many things.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)