Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 5, Shloka 6
अयोध्यानगरवर्णनम्
Description of Ayodhya and the Ikshvaku Royal Setting
अयोध्या नाम नगरी तत्रासील्लोकविश्रुता ।मनुना मानवेन्द्रेण या पुरी निर्मिता स्वयम् ।।।।
ayodhyā nāma nagarī tatrāsīl loka-viśrutā | manunā mānavendreṇa yā purī nirmitā svayam ||
នៅក្នុងដែនដីនោះ មានទីក្រុងឈ្មោះ អយោធ្យា ល្បីល្បាញក្នុងលោក; ជានគរដែលព្រះមនុ អម្ចាស់នៃមនុស្សលោក បានសាងសង់ដោយព្រះអង្គផ្ទាល់។
In the country called Kosala was the famous capital city of Ayodhya built by the lord of men, Manu .
FAQs
Ayodhyā is linked to Manu, emblem of law and social order; the verse frames the setting as a seat of dharma and maryādā (normative right conduct).
The narration moves from the realm of Kosala to its celebrated capital, Ayodhyā, establishing the epic’s royal center.
Institutional virtue: legitimacy and order rooted in tradition (Manu), suggesting governance aligned with dharma.