Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 80, Shloka 3
मर्गनिर्माणम्
Roadworks and the Royal Route Prepared for Bharata
अथ भूमिप्रदेशज्ञास्सूत्रकर्मविशारदाः।स्वकर्माभिरताश्शूराः खनका यन्त्रकास्तथा।।2.80.1।।कर्मान्तिकाः स्थपतयः पुरुष यन्त्रकोविदाः।तथा वार्धकयश्चैव मार्गिणो वृक्षतक्षकाः।।2.80.2।।कूपकारास्सुधाकारार्वंशकर्मकृतस्तथा।समर्था ये च द्रष्टारः पुरतस्ते प्रतस्थिरे।।2.80.3।।
kūpakārāḥ sudhākārā vaṃśakarmakṛtas tathā | samarthā ye ca draṣṭāraḥ puratas te pratasthire ||
কূপখননকারী, চুন-সুরকি/পলেস্তারা কারিগর, বাঁশ-কর্মী এবং সক্ষম তত্ত্বাবধায়করা—সকলেই অগ্রে যাত্রা করল, যাতে আগে গিয়ে তদারকি করে কাজ সম্পন্ন করায়।
They heaped sand and dug moats around the restingplace. It was adorned with wellbuilt highways and broad thoroughfares, lined with mansions surrounded by walls as high as mount Indrakeela. The peaks of those tall residences decorated with flags which looked as if spreading into the sky. (Thus the restingplace) shone like the abode of Indra.
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Duty performed through accountability: competent supervision and specialized skills ensure that public tasks are done properly and ethically, without negligence.
More specialist trades and supervisors are mobilized and sent ahead so the route and facilities are ready before the main crowd arrives.
Reliability and responsibility in state service—work is organized with oversight and competence.