किं नु खल्वद्य गम्भीरो मूर्च्छितो न निशाम्यते। यथापुरमयोध्यायां गीतवादित्रनिःस्वनः॥
kiṃ nu khalvadya gambhīro mūrcchito na niśāmyate| yathāpuramayodhyāyāṃ gītavāditraniḥsvanaḥ||
English Meaning
Why do I not hear as formerly the solemn sounds of song and instrumental music spreading on all sides in Ayodhyā?
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)