चिताधूमाकुलपथा गृध्रमण्डलमण्डिता। अचिरेणैव कालेन श्मशानसदृशी भवेत्॥
citādhūmākulapathā gṛdhramaṇḍalamaṇḍitā| acireṇaiva kālena śmaśānasadṛśī bhavet||
English Meaning
And in no time, shall Lankā, assume the appearance of a cremation ground, having all her high ways enveloped with smoke issuing out of the funeral pyres, and filled with vultures.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)