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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.5.6

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 5: Ayodhyā’s layout and defences. The narrative introduces Kosala on the Sarayū and its capital, describing Ayodhyā’s roads, defences, markets and abundant provisions

In the sequence: it introduces prosperous Kosala on the Sarayū and its capital Ayodhyā, built by Manu, twelve yojanas long and three wide

1.5.6

ayodhyā nāma nagarī tatrāsīl lokaviśrutā
manunā mānavendreṇa yā purī nirmitā svayam

There stood a world-renowned city named Ayodhyā, which city was built by Manu himself, the lord of men.

Words: ayodhyā — Ayodhyā; nāma — by name; nagarī — city; tatrāsīl — was there; lokaviśrutā — world-renowned; manunā — by Manu; mānavendreṇa — by the lord of men; yā — which; purī — city; nirmitā — built, fashioned; svayam — himself, in person

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.