Chapter 41 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 41

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 41.20

ततस्त्वयोध्या रहिता महात्मना पुरंदरेणेव मही सपर्वता। चचाल घोरं भयशोकदीपिता सनागयोधाश्वगणा ननाद च॥

tatastvayodhyā rahitā mahātmanā puraṃdareṇeva mahī saparvatā| cacāla ghoraṃ bhayaśokadīpitā sanāgayodhāśvagaṇā nanāda ca||

English Meaning

Like the Earth with her mountains bereft of Purandara, Ayodhya, bereft of Rama, shook, agitated by fear and grief; and the citizens with elephants and warriors uttered exclamations of distress.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)