Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 80, Shloka 6
मर्गनिर्माणम्
Roadworks and the Royal Route Prepared for Bharata
लतावल्ली श्च गुल्मांश्च स्थाणूनश्मन एव च।जनायांचक्रिरे मार्गं छिन्दन्तो विविधान्द्रुमान्।।।।
latāvallīś ca gulmāṃś ca sthāṇūn aśmana eva ca | janāyāṃ cakrire mārgaṃ chindanto vividhān drumān ||
Dengan menebas sulur dan semak, menyingkirkan tunggul bahkan bongkah batu, serta menumbangkan berbagai pohon, orang-orang raja membuat jalan yang lapang bagi rakyat.
The reached Ganga with its cool and limpid waters abounding in large fishes, its bank lined with groves of various trees.
FAQs
Service-oriented dharma: removing obstacles so others may travel safely mirrors the moral duty to reduce harm and enable the community’s well-being.
Workers physically clear the route—vegetation, stumps, stones, and trees—to make a usable road.
Diligence and seva (service): hard, practical labor undertaken for the benefit of the wider populace.