jīrṇo naraḥ
rājaputraḥ :sārathe !etaṃ naraṃ paśya .
rājaputraḥ :eṣa naraḥ kaḥ ?kasmād eṣa naro na sundaraḥ ?
sārathiḥ :eṣa naro jīrṇaḥ .eṣa naraḥ sundaro 'bhavat .kintv eṣa naraḥ sundaro bhūtvā jīrṇo 'bhavat .
rājaputraḥ :kim aham api jīrṇo bhaviṣyāmi ?
sārathiḥ :tvaṃ sundaro naraḥ .kintu tvam api jīrṇo bhaviṣyati .sarve narā nāryaś ca jīrṇā bhaviṣyanti .
rājaputraḥ :sarve narā nāryaś ca jīrṇā bhaviṣyanti .ete bahavo narā nāryaś ca paśyanty etaṃ jīrṇaṃ naram .kintv etā naranārya etaṃ jīrṇaṃ naraṃ paśyanto na duḥkhino bhavanti !kintv ahaṃ duḥkhī .ahaṃ na puravanāni draṣṭum icchāmi .ahaṃ gṛhaṃ gantum icchāmi .