शृणु ब्रह्मन्पुरा वृत्तं ममैतत्सुखदुःखयोः। अन.क्रमागीयं च यथा पृच्छसि मां द्विज॥
śṛṇu brahmanpurā vṛttaṃ mamaitatsukhaduḥkhayoḥ| ana.kramāgīyaṃ ca yathā pṛcchasi māṃ dvija||
English Meaning
Hear, O Brāhmaṇa, from what unavoidable cause has proceeded this happy and again painful incident.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)