पद्मवर्णं सुकेशान्तं पद्मनिःश्वासमुत्तमम्। कदा द्रक्ष्यामि रामस्य वदनं पुष्करेक्षणम्॥
padmavarṇaṃ sukeśāntaṃ padmaniḥśvāsamuttamam| kadā drakṣyāmi rāmasya vadanaṃ puṣkarekṣaṇam||
English Meaning
When shall I behold Rāma's countenance hued like the lotus, with his hair ending beautifully (in curls), and his breath impregnated with the fine perfume of the lotus, and his eyes resembling lotus leaves?
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)