Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 5, Shloka 14
अयोध्यानगरवर्णनम्
Description of Ayodhya and the Ikshvaku Royal Setting
सामन्तराजसङ्घैश्च बलिकर्मभिरावृताम् ।नानादेशनिवासैश्च वणिग्भिरुपशोभिताम् ।।।।
sāmantarājasaṅghaiś ca balikarmabhir āvṛtām | nānādēśanivāsaiś ca vaṇigbhir upaśobhitām ||
वह नगरी समीपवर्ती सामन्त राजाओं के समूह से—जो कर-भेंट अर्पित करने आए थे—घिरी हुई थी और अनेक देशों में रहने वाले वणिकों से सुशोभित थी।
It was embellished with a host of tributary kings who used to pay tributes and with merchants from different countries.
FAQs
Dharma appears as orderly polity and fair prosperity: tribute and trade indicate a structured political network and flourishing commerce under stable rule.
The narrator depicts the capital’s regional influence and cosmopolitan trade, showing it as a center of power and wealth.
Statesmanship: the implied virtue is the ability to sustain alliances, secure loyalty, and foster lawful economic exchange.