Nagananda 4.1

4.1

antaḥpurāṇāṃ vihitavyavasthaḥ pade pade 'haṃ skhalanāni rakṣan /
jarāturaḥ samprati daṇḍanītyā sarvāṃ nṛpasyānukaromi vṛttim //

Chamberlain.
I, who issue commands for the seraglio, who watch for trippings at every step, now, weak through old age, make my resemblance to a king perfect by handling a "danda."