Shloka 1.5.12
अयोध्यानगरवर्णनम् (Description of Ayodhya and the Ikshvaku Royal Setting)
वधूनाटकसङ्घैश्च संयुक्तां सर्वत: पुरीम् ।उद्यानाम्रवणोपेतां महतीं सालमेखलाम् ।।।।
vadhūnāṭakasaṅghaiś ca saṁyuktāṁ sarvataḥ purīm | udyānāmravaṇopetāṁ mahatīṁ sālamekhalām ||
The great city was filled on every side with troupes of female dancers and actors; it abounded in gardens and mango-groves, and was widely girdled as though by a belt of śāla trees.
The city with suburban towns on all sides had several female dancers and actors.It was filled with gardens and mango-groves. And girdled by sal trees.
Dharma in society includes well-being and refinement: arts and a well-tended environment indicate a harmonious civic life under righteous governance.
The narrator depicts the city’s cultural vibrancy and natural abundance as marks of an ideal capital.
The implied royal virtue is patronage and care—supporting arts and maintaining a flourishing, livable city.