प्रशान्तगीतोत्सवनृत्तवादना with cessation of singing, celebrations, dance and music, व्यपास्तहर्षा pleasure expelled, पिहितापणोदया stalls without display merchandise, सा that, अयोध्या नगरी city of Ayodhya, तदा then, सङ्क्षपितोदकः waters diminished, महार्णवः ocean, यथा like that, बभूव became.

With the cessation of singing, celebrations, dance and music, there was no rejoicing in the city. The markets displaying merchandise were shut down. The city of Ayodhya looked like the ocean with its waters diminished. इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे वाल्मीकीय आदिकाव्ये अयोध्याकाण्डे अष्टचत्वारिशस्सर्गः।। Thus ends the fortyeighth sarga of Ayodhyakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.