Original · Devanagari
तुल्यवेष गुण रूपसखि, न्यून किंकरी जानि। गति बल धन सुख सबनिको, एक मैथिली मानि॥२६॥
Fresh English translation
Know the companions as equal in dress, virtue, and beauty, and the attendants as lesser; acknowledge Maithili alone as the source of everyone’s movement, strength, wealth, and joy.