yathÄ dÅ«ra-care preá¹£á¹he
mana ÄviÅ›ya vartate
strīṇÄá¹ ca na tathÄ cetaḥ
sannikṛṣá¹e 'ká¹£i-gocare
yathÄ - as; dÅ«ra-care - being situated far away; preá¹£á¹he - a lover; manaḥ - the minds; ÄviÅ›ya - becoming absorbed; vartate - remain; strīṇÄm - of women; ca - and; na - not; tathÄ - so; cetaḥ - their minds; sannikṛṣá¹e - when he is near; aká¹£i-gocare - present before their eyes.
When her lover is far away, a woman thinks of him more than when he is present before her.
According to ÅšrÄ«la ViÅ›vanÄtha CakravartÄ«, the same holds true for men, who become more absorbed in thinking of a beloved woman when she is far away than when she is present before their eyes.
