Arjuna and the Hunter 9.62

9.62

kṣīṇayāvakaraso 'py atipānaiḥ kāntadantapadasambhṛtaśobhaḥ
āyayāv atitarām iva vadhvāḥ sāndratām adharapallavarāgaḥ //

Though its red lacquer dye had faded through excessive drinking, / made radiant by the marks of her lover’s teeth, / the colour of the young woman’s sprout-like lower lip / seemed to attain an even deeper intensity.