Sanskrit · DevanagariComplete modern digital transcription ↗
हन्तुं मृगान्न जायेत मनो मे मिथिलोद्भवे । तेषु त्वन्नेत्रसादृश्यं किञ्चिद्भावयतो वने ॥ १७॥
IAST
hantuṃ mṛgānna jāyeta mano me mithilodbhave | teṣu tvannetrasādṛśyaṃ kiñcidbhāvayato vane || 17||
English
O daughter of Mithilā, no desire to kill the forest deer could arise in me, for in them I contemplate a slight resemblance to your eyes.