Chapter 111 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 111

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 111.10

अयोध्यापि पुरी रम्या शून्या वर्षगणान्बहून्। ऋषभं प्राप्य राजानं निवासमुपयास्यति॥

ayodhyāpi purī ramyā śūnyā varṣagaṇānbahūn| ṛṣabhaṃ prāpya rājānaṃ nivāsamupayāsyati||

English Meaning

The picturesque city of Ayodhyā remained devoid of men for many long years but was again peopled under the regime of the King Rsabha.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)