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[Disappointed citizens return to Ayodhya.]

प्रभातायां तु शर्वर्यां पौरास्ते राघवं विना।

शोकोपहतनिश्चेष्टा बभूवुर्हतचेतसः।।2.47.1।।

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प्रभातायां शर्वर्याम् when the night advanced towards dawn, ते पौराः those citizens, राघवं विना not beholding Rama, हतचेतसः deprived of their senses, शोकोपहतचेतसः crushed with grief, निश्चेष्टाः बभूवुः were stunned.

When the night advanced towards dawn the citizens were stunned not to see the scion of the Raghus (Rama). Overwhelmed with sorrow they lost their senses.