Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 114: Ayodhyā’s loss of Splendor
Text 2.114.9
गोष्ठमध्ये स्थितामार्तामचरन्तीं तृणं नवम्।
गोवृषेण परित्यक्तां गवां पत्नीमिवोत्सुकाम्॥
goṣṭha-madhye sthitām ārtām acarantīṁ tṛṇaṁ navam
go-vṛṣeṇa parityaktāṁ gavāṁ patnīm ivotsukām
goṣṭha-madhye = in the midst of a pasture; sthitām = and hence standing; ārtām = in distress; acarantīm = not eating; tṛṇam = grass; navam = fresh; go-vṛṣeṇa = by a bull; parityaktām = abandoned; gavām patnīm = female young cow; iva = Ayodhyā resembled; utsukām = an eager.
Ayodhyā resembled an eager female young cow abandoned by a bull and hence standing in the midst of a pasture in distress, not eating fresh grass.