Chapter 113 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 113

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 113.24

सारथे पश्य विध्वस्ता अयोध्या न प्रकाशते॥ निराकारा निरानन्दा दीना पतिहतस्वना ॥

sārathe paśya vidhvastā ayodhyā na prakāśate|| nirākārā nirānandā dīnā patihatasvanā ||

English Meaning

O charioteer, behold that Ayodhyā, which shorn of its splendour and decorations, and plunged in grief, forlorn and silent, does not appear delightful.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)