Valmiki Ramayana Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 47 Shloka 17

रामेण रहिता without Rama, एषा नगरी this city, ह्रदात् from the deep, गरुडेन by Garuda, उद्धृतपन्नगा the snakes having been lifted away, आपगा इव like a river, नातिशोभते does not look beautiful.

This city without Rama just as a river with serpents lifted away by Garuda from its depths looks no longer beautiful.