yathā dūra-care preṣṭhe
mana āviśya vartate
strīṇāḿ ca na tathā cetaḥ
sannikṛṣṭe 'kṣi-gocare
yatha -- as; dura-care -- being situated far away; preshthe -- a lover; manah -- the minds; avisya -- becoming absorbed; vartate -- remain; strinam -- of women; ca -- and; na -- not; tatha -- so; cetah -- their minds; sannikrishte -- when he is near; akshi-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 Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti, 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.
