Shloka 14
अयोध्यावर्णनम्
Description of Ayodhya under Daśaratha
न नास्तिको नानृतको न कश्चिदबहुश्रुत: ।नासूयको न चाऽशक्तो नाविद्वान्विद्यते तदा ।।1.6.14।।
na nāstiko nānṛtako na kaścid abahuśrutaḥ |
nāsūyako na cāśakto nāvidvān vidyate tadā ||1.6.14||
সে সময় কোনো নাস্তিক ছিল না, কোনো মিথ্যাবাদীও নয়, এবং অল্পশ্রুত কেউও ছিল না; কেউ হিংসুক ছিল না, অক্ষমও নয়—অবিদ্বান কাউকেও দেখা যেত না।
That time there was no atheist, no liar and none ignorant of the sastras. There was no one who was jealous, incompetent or illiterate.
FAQs
Satya and vidyā are pillars of dharmic society: truthfulness, learning, and competence replace deceit, envy, and ignorance.
The narrator presents Ayodhyā as morally exemplary, emphasizing intellectual and ethical integrity among its people.
Truthfulness joined with learning—social trust grounded in knowledge and honesty.