Ramayana
वियूथां सिंहसंरुद्धां बद्धां गजवधूमिव । चन्द्ररेखां पयोदान्ते शारदाभ्रैरिवावृताम् ॥ ५-१७-२२
- Sita was looking like a fettered female elephant separated from its herd and besieged by lions. She appeared like a streak (crescent) of Moon covered by autumnal clouds at the close of the rainy season. ॥ 5-17-22॥
english translation
viyUthAM siMhasaMruddhAM baddhAM gajavadhUmiva । candrarekhAM payodAnte zAradAbhrairivAvRtAm ॥ 5-17-22
hk transliteration by Sanscript