Natyashastra
मा वै प्रणश्यतामेतन्नाट्यं दुःखप्रवर्तितम् । महाश्रयं महापुण्यं वेदाङ्गोपाङ्गसम्भवम् ॥ ५०॥
"Let this drama, which has originated from sorrow, not be destroyed. It is a great refuge, a source of immense merit, and born from the limbs of the Vedas."
english translation
mA vai praNazyatAmetannATyaM duHkhapravartitam । mahAzrayaM mahApuNyaM vedAGgopAGgasambhavam ॥ 50॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript