भण्डपुत्रशोकः (Bhaṇḍa’s Lament for His Sons) — Lalitopākhyāna Episode
एवं चोपेक्षितास्माभिः सा विनष्टबला भवेत् / नष्ट सत्त्वा च सा राज्ञी कान्नः शिक्षां करिष्यति
evaṃ copekṣitāsmābhiḥ sā vinaṣṭabalā bhavet / naṣṭa sattvā ca sā rājñī kānnaḥ śikṣāṃ kariṣyati
If we continue to disregard her thus, she will become bereft of strength. And when her courage is lost, with what can that queen instruct us?