मन्दः by कालिदास

मन्दः कवियशःप्रार्थी गमिष्याम्युपहास्यताम्। प्रांशुलभ्ये फले लोभादुद्बाहुरिव वामनः॥

Dull (literal translation of Kālidāsa’s poem)

I shall go slowly seeking poetic fame and be ridiculed Just as Vamana raised his arms out of greed for a tall fruit available