"কিং কাব্যেন কবেস্তস্য কিং কাণ্ডেন ধনুষ্মতঃ ।
পরস্য হৃদয়ে লগ্নং ন ঘূর্ণয়তি যচ্ছিরঃ ।।" ১৯৫ ।। ॥ ১৯৫ ॥
kim-what use; kavyena-with poetry; kaveh-of the poet; tasya-that; kim-what use; kandena-with the arrow; dhanuh-matah-of the bowman; parasya-of another; hrdaye-in the heart; lagnam-penetrating; na ghurnayati-does not cause to roll about; yat-which; sirah-the head.
" 'What is the use of a bowman's arrow or a poet's poetry if they penetrate the heart but do not cause the head to spin?'