Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 114: Ayodhyā’s loss of Splendor
Text 2.114.10
प्रभाकराद्यैः सुस्निग्धैः प्रज्वलद्भिरिवोत्तमैः।
वियुक्तां मणिभिर्जात्यैर्नवां मुक्तावलीमिव॥
prabhākarādyaiḥ susnigdhaiḥ prajvaladbhir ivottamaiḥ
viyuktāṁ maṇibhir jātyair navāṁ muktāvalīm iva
prabhākara-ādyaiḥ = such as rubies; susnigdhaiḥ = beautifully polished; prajvaladbhiḥ iva = and brilliant; uttamaiḥ = of excellent; viyuktām = that appeared to be without; maṇibhiḥ = jewels; jātyaiḥ = kinds; navām = a new; muktāvalīm = necklace; iva = Ayodhyā resembled.
Ayodhyā resembled a new necklace that appeared to be without its beautifully polished and brilliant jewels of excellent kinds such as rubies.