कदा शोकमिमं घोरं मैथिलीविप्रयोगजम्। सहसा विप्रमोक्ष्यामि वासः शुक्लेतरं यथा॥
kadā śokamimaṃ ghoraṃ maithilīviprayogajam| sahasā vipramokṣyāmi vāsaḥ śukletaraṃ yathā||
English Meaning
When shall I renounce this my sorrow arising out of Maithili's separation, like to one casting off his soiled clothes?
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)