Valmiki Ramayana 2.16.48: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 16, Shloka 48
सुमन्त्रदर्शनम् तथा रामस्य राजदर्शनाय प्रस्थानम्
Sumantra Meets Rama; Rama Departs to See the King
करेणुमातंङ्गरथाश्वसंकुलं महाजनौघ परिपूर्णचत्वरम् ।
प्रभूतरत्नं बहुपण्यसञ्चयं ददर्श रामो रुचिरं महापथम् ॥४८॥
kareṇumātaṅgarathāśvasaṅkulaṃ mahājanaughaparipūrṇacatvaram |
prabhūtaratnaṃ bahupaṇyasañcayaṃ dadarśa rāmo ruciraṃ mahāpatham ||48||
രാമൻ ആ മനോഹരമായ മഹാപഥം കണ്ടു—ഹസ്തിനികളാലും ഗജങ്ങളാലും രഥങ്ങളാലും അശ്വങ്ങളാലും നിറഞ്ഞു കവിഞ്ഞത്; ചത്വരങ്ങൾ മഹാജനസമൂഹംകൊണ്ട് പരിപൂർണം; രത്നസമ്പത്താൽ സമൃദ്ധവും അനവധി വ്യാപാരവസ്തുക്കളുടെ സംഭരണങ്ങളാൽ സമ്പന്നവും.
Rama beheld the beautiful highway filled with precious stones and merchandise (for sale), thronged with elephants, horses and chariots, the crossroads crowded with multitude of people.इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे वाल्मीकीय आदिकाव्ये अयोध्याकाण्डे षोडशस्सर्गः।।Thus ends the sixteenth sarga of Ayodhyakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
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Dharma is reflected in civic prosperity under righteous governance: orderly crowds, commerce, and wealth symbolize a society functioning within moral and social law.
As Rama proceeds, he observes Ayodhya’s main thoroughfare bustling with people, vehicles, animals, and trade.
Rama’s suitability for kingship is implied: the city’s orderly abundance anticipates rule aligned with dharma and public welfare.
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