Verse 17·VR 2.47.17

एषा रामेण नगरी रहिता नातिशोभते | आपगा गरुडेनेव ह्रदादुद्धृतपन्नगा || २-४७-१७

eshhaa raameNa nagarii rahitaa naatishobhate | aapagaa garuDeneva hradaaduddhR^itapannagaa || 2-47-17

Translation

Bereft of Rama, the aforesaid city of Ayodhya was not any more enchanting than a river whose snakes were uplifted from its pool by Garuda.

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