मनसा कर्मणा वाचा भूतपूर्वं न किल्बिषम्। तस्याहं फलमश्नामि अपापा मैथिली यदि॥
manasā karmaṇā vācā bhūtapūrvaṃ na kilbiṣam| tasyāhaṃ phalamaśnāmi apāpā maithilī yadi||
English Meaning
I have never perpetrated before a crime either, in my mind, body, or speech. If Maithili is found divested of sin I may then partake of the fruits of piety.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)