Meghaduta 10

10

mandaṃ mandaṃ nudati pavanaś cānukūlo yathā tvāṃ vāmaś cāyaṃ nadati madhuraṃ cātakas toyagṛdhnuḥ
garbhādhānasthiraparicayā nūnam ābaddhamālāḥ seviṣyante nayanasubhagaṃ khe bhavantaṃ balākāḥ //

O thou, whose march nothing can oppose, surely thou wilt see the faithful wife, thy sister-in-law, diligently counting the days, not yet dead. Though usually hope, as a tie, supports the affectionate hearts of women, which during separation, readily droop like a flower.