शून्यशृङ्गाटकवेश्मरथ्याम् a place with crossroads, houses, and highways deserted, रजोऽरुणद्वारकवाटयन्त्राम् the fittings (nuts and bolts) on the doors red with dust, इन्द्रपुरप्रकाशाम् once having the lustre of the city of Indra, तां पुरीम् that city, दृष्ट्वा having seen, दुःखेन with grief, सम्पूर्णतरः overwhelmed, बभूव became.

 As he (Bharata) beheld the city of Ayodhya that once had the lustre of the city of Indra, now with its crossroads, houses and highways all deserted, the fittings (nuts and bolts) on the doors red with dust, he was overwhelmed with grief.