Chapter 71 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 71

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 71.14

उद्यानानि हि सायाह्ने क्रीडित्वोपरतैनरैः॥ समन्ताद् विप्रधावद्भिः प्रकाशन्ते ममान्यथा। तान्यद्यानुरुदन्तीव परित्यक्तानि कामिभिः॥

udyānāni hi sāyāhne krīḍitvoparatainaraiḥ|| samantād vipradhāvadbhiḥ prakāśante mamānyathā| tānyadyānurudantīva parityaktāni kāmibhiḥ||

English Meaning

The gardens where from persons having sported in the evening used to rush out (at day break) wear a different aspect now. Forsaken by the pleasure-seekers, the garden appear to weep.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)