Chapter 16 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 16

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 16.24

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)