Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 80, Shloka 7
मर्गनिर्माणम्
Roadworks and the Royal Route Prepared for Bharata
अवृक्षेषु च देशेषु केचिद्वृक्षानरोपयन्।केचित्कुठारैष्टङ्कैश्च दात्रैश्चिन्दन्क्वचित्क्वचित्।।।।
avṛkṣeṣu ca deśeṣu kecid vṛkṣān aropayan | kecit kuṭhāraiṣ ṭaṅkaiś ca dātraiś chindan kvacit kvacit ||
কিছু লোক বৃক্ষহীন স্থানে চারা রোপণ করছিল; আর কেউ কেউ এখানে-সেখানে কুঠার, টাঁকি ও দা দিয়ে কেটে-ছেঁটে পথকে পরিষ্কার করছিল।
Some of them, planted saplings in places where there were none, while some others severed trees here and there with axes, hatchets and sickles.
FAQs
Dharma appears as responsible stewardship: improving common spaces by planting where needed and clearing what obstructs safe passage, emphasizing public welfare over private ease.
People are engaged in preparations—landscaping and clearing—so that movement and travel can proceed smoothly.
Collective diligence and civic-mindedness (lokahita): coordinated labor undertaken for the benefit of all.