Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 6, Shloka 27
अयोध्यावर्णनम्
Description of Ayodhya under Daśaratha
तां पुरीं स महातेजा राजा दशरथो महान् ।शशास शमितामित्रो नक्षत्राणीव चन्द्रमा: ।।1.6.27।।
tāṃ purīṃ sa mahātejā rājā daśaratho mahān |
śaśāsa śamitāmitro nakṣatrāṇīva candramāḥ || 1.6.27 ||
ព្រះរាជាទសរថដ៏មហិមា មានតេជៈភ្លឺចែងចាំង និងបានបង្ក្រាបសត្រូវរួចហើយ បានគ្រប់គ្រងក្រុងនោះ ដូចព្រះចន្ទគ្រប់គ្រងលើហ្វូងផ្កាយ។
Mighty king Dasaratha, of great brilliance vanquished his foes and ruled the city like the Moon over the stars.
FAQs
Dharma is expressed as orderly leadership: the king’s role is to provide guidance and stability, like the moon that steadies the night-sky—authority that harmonizes rather than disrupts.
The poet concludes the city-description by portraying Daśaratha’s sovereign control and the peace achieved through subduing hostile forces.
Majestic, stabilizing leadership: brilliance (tejas) joined with the capacity to pacify enemies and maintain civic order.