Valmiki Ramayana 1.5.12: Bala Kanda, Sarga 5, Shloka 12
अयोध्यानगरवर्णनम्
Description of Ayodhya and the Ikshvaku Royal Setting
वधूनाटकसङ्घैश्च संयुक्तां सर्वतः पुरीम् ।
उद्यानाम्रवणोपेतां महतीं सालमेखलाम् ॥१२॥
vadhūnāṭakasaṅghaiś ca saṁyuktāṁ sarvataḥ purīm |
udyānāmravaṇopetāṁ mahatīṁ sālamekhalām ||12||
शहर में नाचने वाली लड़कियाँ और ऐक्टर थे। गार्डन और आम के पेड़ थे। पेड़ों की लाइन ऐसे लगी थी जैसे शहर ने कमरबंद बाँध लिया हो।
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.
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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.
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