Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 80, Shloka 2
मर्गनिर्माणम्
Roadworks and the Royal Route Prepared for Bharata
अथ भूमिप्रदेशज्ञास्सूत्रकर्मविशारदाः।स्वकर्माभिरताश्शूराः खनका यन्त्रकास्तथा।।2.80.1।।कर्मान्तिकाः स्थपतयः पुरुष यन्त्रकोविदाः।तथा वार्धकयश्चैव मार्गिणो वृक्षतक्षकाः।।2.80.2।।कूपकारास्सुधाकारार्वंशकर्मकृतस्तथा।समर्था ये च द्रष्टारः पुरतस्ते प्रतस्थिरे।।2.80.3।।
karmāntikāḥ sthapatayaḥ puruṣā yantrakovidāḥ | tathā vārdhakayaś caiva mārgiṇo vṛkṣatakṣakāḥ ||
அப்போது தொழிலில் தேர்ந்த ஸ்தபதிகள், இயந்திரக் கலை அறிந்த வல்லுநர்கள், மேலும் தச்சர்கள், பாதை அமைப்போர், மரம் வெட்டுவோர்—எல்லாரும் வழியைச் சீர்செய்து தயார் செய்ய முன்னே அனுப்பப்பட்டனர்।
They heaped sand and dug moats around the resting-place. It was adorned with well-built highways and broad thoroughfares, lined with mansions surrounded by walls as high as mount Indrakeela. The peaks of those tall residences decorated with flags which looked as if spreading into the sky. (Thus the resting-place) shone like the abode of Indra.
FAQs
Rajadharma expressed as competent public administration: the king’s duty includes organizing skilled labor to ensure safe, orderly travel and welfare-oriented infrastructure.
As the royal movement is being arranged, specialized workers are sent ahead to prepare and manage the route.
Administrative foresight and orderly governance—planning with qualified experts rather than improvisation.