उद्यतानां हि युद्धार्थं येषां भवति लक्ष्मण। निष्प्रभं वदनं तेषां भवत्यायुः परिक्षयः॥
udyatānāṃ hi yuddhārthaṃ yeṣāṃ bhavati lakṣmaṇa| niṣprabhaṃ vadanaṃ teṣāṃ bhavatyāyuḥ parikṣayaḥ||
English Meaning
O Lakşmaņa, the pallid face of those that prepare for conflict, auger shortening of life.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)