जराजर्जरितैः पत्रैः शीर्णकेसरकर्णिकैः। नालशेषा 'हिमध्वस्ता न भान्ति कमलाकराः॥
jarājarjaritaiḥ patraiḥ śīrṇakesarakarṇikaiḥ| nālaśeṣā 'himadhvastā na bhānti kamalākarāḥ||
English Meaning
And lotuses afflicted by the cold, with the stalks only left, and with their petals dropping down and their pericarps and filaments shrivelled up, do not appear beautiful.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)