Chapter 57 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 57

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 57.4

ततः सायाह्नसमये द्वितीयेऽहनि सारथिः। अयोध्यां समनुप्राप्य निरानन्दां ददर्श ह॥

tataḥ sāyāhnasamaye dvitīye'hani sārathiḥ| ayodhyāṃ samanuprāpya nirānandāṃ dadarśa ha||

English Meaning

And on the third day at dusk the charioteer arriving at Ayodhyā saw it bereft of happiness.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)