Ramayana
जराजर्जरितैः पद्मैशशीर्णकेसरकर्णिकैः । नालषेर्हिमध्वस्सैर्न भन्ति कमलाकराः ॥ ३-१६-२६
The lotuses in the tank no more shine (bright) as they are decayed by age, their filaments and pericarps withered with only stalks remaining. ॥ 3-16-26॥
english translation
jarAjarjaritaiH padmaizazIrNakesarakarNikaiH । nAlaSerhimadhvassairna bhanti kamalAkarAH ॥ 3-16-26
hk transliteration by Sanscript