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jyōtsna tuṣāramalinā paurṇamāsyāṅ na rājatē.

sītēva cātapaśyāmā lakṣyatē na tu śōbhatē৷৷3.16.14৷৷

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paurṇamāsyām on a fullmoon night, tuṣāramalinā faded by frost, jyōtsnā moonlight, na rājatē not shining, ātapaśyāmā scorched by heat, sītēva like Sita, lakṣyatē appearing, na tu śōbhatē not bright.

On a fullmoon night the beams of the moon faded by forest look pale, dull like Sita scorched by the heat of the Sun.