तस्मिन्निर्मानुषेऽरण्ये कुर्वाणस्तप उत्तमम्। अहमाक्रमितुं सौम्य तदारण्यमुपागमम्॥ तस्य रूपमरण्यस्य निर्देष्टुं न शशाक ह। फलमूलैः सुखास्वादैर्बहुरूपैश्च काननैः॥
tasminnirmānuṣe'raṇye kurvāṇastapa uttamam| ahamākramituṃ saumya tadāraṇyamupāgamam|| tasya rūpamaraṇyasya nirdeṣṭuṃ na śaśāka ha| phalamūlaiḥ sukhāsvādairbahurūpaiśca kānanaiḥ||
English Meaning
In that forest of without men I used to perform my austere penances. Once on a time I began to roam all over the forest being willing to see well every nook and corner of it. And I saw that it was impossible to ascertain how very pleasant that forest was. In every place there were trees with profuse sweet fruits. and roots.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)