श्यामा पद्मपलाशाक्षी मृदुभाषा च मे प्रिया। नूनं वसन्तमासाद्य परित्यक्ष्यति जीवितम्॥
śyāmā padmapalāśākṣī mṛdubhāṣā ca me priyā| nūnaṃ vasantamāsādya parityakṣyati jīvitam||
English Meaning
Surely shall my dear wife of a slender make, having eyes like lotus-petals and of sweet accents renounce her life at the appearance of this spring?
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)