Ramayana
नष्टज्वलनसम्पाता प्रशान्ताध्यायसत्कथा । तिमिरेणाभिलिप्तेव तदा सा नगरी बभौ ॥ २-४८-३४
With sacrificial fires extinguished and the reading of holy scriptures and sacred recitations stopped, Ayodhya looked as if besmeared with darkness. ॥ 2-48-34॥
english translation
naSTajvalanasampAtA prazAntAdhyAyasatkathA । timireNAbhilipteva tadA sA nagarI babhau ॥ 2-48-34
hk transliteration by Sanscript