A Heartline by Michael Madhusudan Dutt

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Meaning I gladly obeyed, and in time found my mother tongue — a mine full of jewels.

Classic Michael Madhusudan Dutt (1824–1873) · public domain

Source বঙ্গভাষা (চতুর্দ্দশপদী কবিতাবলি) · Bangabhasha (The Bengali Language), from Chaturdashapadi Kabitabali (1866 (Chaturdashapadi Kabitabali); an early version appeared c.1860 as 'Kabimatribhasha') [bn.wikisource.org] [www.bangla-kobita.com]