Encyclopaedia of Sanskrit subhāṣitas 155

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akṣṇormañjulamañjanaṃ caraṇayornīlāśmajau nūpurā- vaṅge nīlapaṭaḥ sphuṭaṃ mṛgamadanyāsaḥ kapolasthale /
yatprītyā pariśīlitaṃ paradṛśāṃ rodhāya tatsāṃprataṃ nepathyasya vidhāvapīdamasatījātasya jātaṃ tamaḥ //

Charming collyrium on the eyes, anklets of sapphire on the feet,
a blue garment on the body, a clear mark of musk on the cheek—
that which was attentively adopted out of love to obstruct the sight of others,
has now become darkness for this unchaste woman even in the arrangement of her attire.