Skandapurana 5.191.16

5.191.16

prakṣīṇacandralekheva mṛgīva mṛgavarjitā ..
seneva hatabhūpālā satīva gatabhartṛkā .. 16 ..

like a waning crescent of the moon, like a doe deserted by the deer, / like an army whose king is slain, like a faithful wife whose husband is gone,