Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 82, Shloka 2
भरतस्य धर्मप्रतिज्ञा तथा रामनिवर्तनयात्रा
Bharata’s Vow of Dharma and the Expedition to Recall Rama
आसनानि यथान्यायमार्याणां विशतां तदा।वस्त्राङ्गरागप्रभया द्योतिता सा सभोत्तमा।।।।
āsanāni yathānyāyam āryāṇāṁ viśatāṁ tadā |
vastrāṅgarāga-prabhayā dyotitā sā sabhottamā ||
そのとき、尊き長老や貴人たちが礼法と序列に従って席に着くと、最上の सभाは衣の輝きと香油の香りと艶に照らされ、ひときわ光り映えた。
When the seats were occupied by the honourable members according to their rank, that august assembly looked splendid with the brilliance of their apparels and fragrance of unguents.
FAQs
Dharma here appears as maryādā—social order and propriety—shown by seating people according to rightful rank and established custom, reflecting disciplined civic life.
The royal assembly is being convened; respected members enter and take their seats, and the hall is described as radiant and ceremonially proper.
Collective virtue: decorum and respect for order (ācāra), expressed through orderly conduct in a public institution.