Valmiki Ramayana Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 93 Shloka 14
Original Shlokaनिष्कूजमिव भूत्वेदं वनं घोरप्रदर्शनम्। अयोध्येव जनाकीर्णा सम्प्रति प्रतिभाति मा।।2.93.14।।
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English Translation
घोरप्रदर्शनम् dreadful in appearance, इदं वनम् this forest, निष्कूजमिव भूत्वा devoid of any twittering of birds, सम्प्रति now, जनाकीर्णा thronged with people, अयोध्येव like Ayodhya, मा to me, प्रतिभाति it appears.
English Commentary
This forest, dreadful in appearance was devoid of twittering of birds. But now it appears to me like Ayodhya thronged with people.