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CC Madhya 8.173

রাগ-তাম্বূলরাগে অধর উজ্জ্বল ।
প্রেমকৌটিল্য — নেত্রযুগলে কজ্জল ॥ ১৭৩ ॥
rāga-tāmbūla-rāge adhara ujjvala
prema-kauṭilya — netra-yugale kajjala

Synonyms

rāgaof love; tāmbūlaof the betel nut; rāgeby the reddish color; adharalips; ujjvalabrilliant; prema-kauṭilyathe double dealings in loving affairs; netra-yugaleon the two eyes; kajjalathe ointment.

Translation

“Her attachment for Kṛṣṇa is the reddish color of betel nuts on Her brilliant lips. Her double-dealings in loving affairs constitute the black ointment around Her eyes.