Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 33: Rāma, Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa Depart to Meet Daśaratha
Text 2.33.9
अङ्गरागोचितां सीतां रक्तचन्दनसेविनीम्।
वर्षमुष्णं च शीतं च नेष्यन्त्याशु विवर्णताम्॥
aṅga-rāgocitāṁ sītāṁ rakta-candana-sevinīm
varṣam uṣṇaṁ ca śītaṁ ca neṣyanty āśu vivarṇatām
aṅga-rāga-ucitām = who was fit for applying scented cosmetics; sītām = Sītā-devī; rakta-candana-sevinīm = and who used to apply red sandalwood paste; varṣam = the monsoon; uṣṇam ca = summer; śītam = winter; ca = and; neṣyanti = will; āśu = quickly; vivarṇatām = discolor.
The monsoon, summer and winter will quickly discolor Sītā-devī, who was fit for applying scented cosmetics and who used to apply red sandalwood paste.