Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 53: Rāma Requests Lakṣmaṇa to Return to Ayodhyā
Text 2.53.29
ध्रुवमद्य पुरी राजन्नयोध्यायुधिनां वर।
निष्प्रभा त्वयि निष्क्रान्ते गतचन्द्रेव शर्वरी॥
dhruvam adya purī rājann ayodhyāyudhināṁ vara
niṣprabhā tvayi niṣkrānte gata-candreva śarvarī
dhruvam = certainly; adya = today; purī = the city; rājan = O king; ayodhyā = of Ayodhyā; āyudhinām = of those who bear weapons; vara = O best; niṣprabhā = would be devoid of its effulgence; tvayi niṣkrānte = since You left it; gata-candra iva śarvarī = it would be like the night without the moon.
O king, O best of those who bear weapons, certainly the city of Ayodhyā would be devoid of its effulgence today since You left it. It would be like the night without the moon.