Keepवार्धकैकान्तसुहृदे दण्डकाष्ठाय ते नमः ।अस्थिपञ्जरमात्मीयं तथा रक्तान्त्रतन्तुकम्In plain words"sole intimate friend of old age, O wooden staff, salutation to you! Your own cage of bones, and likewise the threadwork of blood and entrails —"