आदावन्तेऽप्यनन्तोऽहं मध्ये पेलवजीवितः ।बालश्चित्रेन्दुनेवाहं किं मुधा धृतिमास्थितः
In plain words
At the beginning and at the end I am the unending one; only in the middle is my life so frail. Like a child charmed by a painted moon, why do I vainly settle into this contentment?