Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 46: Rāma Leaves the Brāhmaṇas to go to the Forest
Text 2.46.3
पश्य शून्यान्यरण्यानि रुदन्तीव समन्ततः।
यथानिलयमायद्भिर्निलीनानि मृगद्विजैः॥
paśya śūnyāny araṇyāni rudantīva samantataḥ
yathā-nilayam āyadbhir nilīnāni mṛga-dvijaiḥ
paśya = look; śūnyāni = because they are devoid of light; araṇyāni = the forests; rudanti = to be crying; iva = appear; samantataḥ = around us; yathā-nilayam = to their respective homes; āyadbhiḥ = returning; nilīnāni = and are filled; mṛga-dvijaiḥ = with animals and birds.
Look, the forests around us appear to be crying because they are devoid of light and are filled with animals and birds returning to their respective homes.