तच्छ्लक्ष्णसुव्यक्तमृदुप्रलापं तस्या मुखं कुञ्चितकेशभारम्। रक्षोवशं नूनमुपागताया न भ्राजते राहुमुखे यथेन्दुः॥
tacchlakṣṇasuvyaktamṛdupralāpaṃ tasyā mukhaṃ kuñcitakeśabhāram| rakṣovaśaṃ nūnamupāgatāyā na bhrājate rāhumukhe yathenduḥ||
English Meaning
That countenance the beauty of which was enhanced by a head of curly hair and which used to emit forth tender, soft and clear accents, has become pale, being taken possession of by the Rākşasas like to the Moon almost devoured by Rahu.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)