न कुलेन न रूपेण न दाक्षिण्येन मैथिली। मयाधिका वा तुल्या वा तत्तु मोहान बुद्ध्यसे॥
na kulena na rūpeṇa na dākṣiṇyena maithilī| mayādhikā vā tulyā vā tattu mohāna buddhyase||
English Meaning
Maithili is not my equal nor superior either in birth, beauty or accomplishments, but you did not perceive this by your misgivings.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)