पद्मपत्रविशालाक्षी सततं प्रियपङ्कजाम्। अपश्यतो मे वैदेही जीवितं नाभिरोचते॥
padmapatraviśālākṣī satataṃ priyapaṅkajām| apaśyato me vaidehī jīvitaṃ nābhirocate||
English Meaning
I do not delight in my life, not beholding Sītā, having expansive eyes like to lotus-petals and ever fond of lotuses.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)