
Ramayana · Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 113, Verse 24
Ramayana 2.113.24
सारथे पश्य विध्वस्ता साऽयोध्या न प्रकाशते।निराकारा निरानन्दा दीना प्रतिहतस्वरा।।।।
sārathe paśya vidhvastā sā ’yodhyā na prakāśate | nirākārā nirānandā dīnā pratihatasvarā ||
Charioteer, look—Ayodhyā is shattered and no longer shines: it seems without form, without joy, wretched, and with its voices stilled.