यादृशानि तु दृश्यन्ते लङ्कायामशुभानि तु। अचिरेणैव कालेन भविष्यति हतप्रभा ॥
yādṛśāni tu dṛśyante laṅkāyāmaśubhāni tu| acireṇaiva kālena bhaviṣyati hataprabhā ||
English Meaning
Besides from these bad omens, that are to be seen here, it appear, that Lankä shall soon be shorn of her grace.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)