प्रविशन्तमयोध्यायां न कश्चिदभिनन्दति। नरा राममपश्यन्तो निःश्वसन्ति मुहुर्मुहुः॥
praviśantamayodhyāyāṃ na kaścidabhinandati| narā rāmamapaśyanto niḥśvasanti muhurmuhuḥ||
English Meaning
When I entered Ayodhyā, none greeted me. And not seeing Rāma, the people sigh momentarily.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)