तान्यञ्जलिसहस्राणि प्रगृहीतानि नागरैः। व्याकोशानीव पद्मानि ददर्श भरताग्रजः॥
tānyañjalisahasrāṇi pragṛhītāni nāgaraiḥ| vyākośānīva padmāni dadarśa bharatāgrajaḥ||
English Meaning
The elder brother of Bharata observed the folded hands of the citizens like so many blown lotuses.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)