सम्मूढनिगमाम् dazed merchants, स्तब्धाम् stilled, संक्षिप्तविपणापणाम् with markets and shops closed, अम्बुधरैः with clouds, वृताम् covered, प्रच्छन्नशशिनक्षत्राम् obscuring the moon and stars, द्यामिव like the sky.

Ayodhya with its markets and shops closed, and its merchants in a daze looked like the sky covered with clouds obscuring the Moon and stars.