सेवमाने दृढं सूर्ये दिशमन्तकसेविताम्। विहीनतिलकेव स्त्री नोत्तरा दिक् प्रकाशते॥
sevamāne dṛḍhaṃ sūrye diśamantakasevitām| vihīnatilakeva strī nottarā dik prakāśate||
English Meaning
And on the sun having veered steadily to the quarter presided over by the Destroyer*, the north appears like a female without her tilaka. ** *i.e.-The South, **A mark made with coloured earth's or unguents upon the forehead and between the eye-brows either by way of ornament or a sectarial distinction.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)