अयोध्यानगरवर्णनम्
Description of Ayodhya and the Ikshvaku Royal Setting
चित्रामष्टापदाकारां नरनारीगणैर्युताम् ।सर्वरत्नसमाकीर्णां विमानगृहशोभिताम् ।।।।
citrām aṣṭāpadākārāṃ naranārīgaṇair yutām | sarvaratnasamākīrṇāṃ vimānagṛhaśobhitām ||
其形制奇妙,如八瓣棋盘般井然;男女众多,珠宝遍布,层楼高阁巍然点缀。
With groups of men and women and adorned with seven-storied palaces, it looked wonderful like a board where the game of ashtapada, is played. It was rich in all kinds of gems.
Dharma is suggested as social order and harmony: a well-structured city with thriving communities indicates governance aligned with justice and welfare.
The narrator continues a panoramic description of Ayodhyā’s design, population, and opulence.
Collective civic virtue: disciplined, harmonious living under righteous rule.
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