Valmiki Ramayana 2.91.66: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 91, Shloka 66
भरद्वाजाश्रमे भरतसैन्यस्य दिव्यात्मिथ्यम् / Divine Hospitality to Bharata’s Army at Bharadvaja’s Hermitage
कुञ्जराश्च खरोष्ट्राश्च गोऽश्वाश्च मृगपक्षिणः।बभूवुस्सुभृतास्तत्र नान्यो ह्यन्यमकल्पयत्।।।।
kuñjarāś ca kharoṣṭrāś ca go'śvāś ca mṛgapakṣiṇaḥ |
babhūvus subhṛtās tatra nānyo hy anyam akalpayat ||
तत्र कुञ्जराः खरोष्ट्राश्च गोऽश्वाश्च मृगपक्षिणश्च सुभृताः समभवन्; न हि कश्चिदन्यं प्रति विघातं चकार, न चान्योऽन्यमकल्पयत्॥
There the elephants, donkeys and camels, cows and horses and also beasts and birds were wellnourished. No one troubled the other.
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Dharma includes compassionate care for animals and maintaining non-violence and harmony—well-being that prevents conflict among living beings.
The encampment is depicted as orderly and humane, extending care beyond humans to animals and birds.
Ahimsa-informed governance: fostering conditions where no creature is forced into aggression by hunger or neglect.
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