निष्पन्दास्तरवः सर्वे निलीना मृगपक्षिणः। नैशेन तमसा व्याप्ता दिशश्च रघुनन्दन॥
niṣpandāstaravaḥ sarve nilīnā mṛgapakṣiṇaḥ| naiśena tamasā vyāptā diśaśca raghunandana||
English Meaning
The trees stand motionless, and the beasts and birds are silent, and, O descendant of Raghu, all sides have become enveloped in nocturnal gloom.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)