विना न साहित्यविदापरत्र गुणः कथंचित्प्रथते कवीनाम् । आलम्बते तत्क्षणमम्भसीव विस्तारमन्यत्र न तैलबिन्दुः ॥
vinā na sāhityavidāparatra guṇaḥ kathaṃcitprathate kavīnām / ālambate tatkṣaṇamambhasīva vistāramanyatra na tailabinduḥ //
Devanagari rendered by HREEM from the edition's roman (IAST) text; the IAST is the edition's own.
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.