अल्पपर्णा हि तरवो घनीभूताः समन्ततः। विप्रकृष्टेन्द्रिये देशे न प्रकाशन्ति वै दिशः॥
alpaparṇā hi taravo ghanībhūtāḥ samantataḥ| viprakṛṣṭendriye deśe na prakāśanti vai diśaḥ||
English Meaning
And trees of spare foliage appear dense (on all sides); and distance is no longer perceptible.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)