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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.6.11
Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 6: Daśaratha and Ayodhyā’s inhabitants. Daśaratha rules a prosperous and disciplined population, supported by trained warriors, fine horses and powerful elephants
In the sequence: the city is portrayed as an ideal community: its people are content, truthful, prosperous, generous, well-dressed, and attentive to religious duties
1.6.11
nāmṛṣṭabhojī nādātā nāpy anaṅgadaniṣkadhṛk
nāhastābharaṇo vāpi dṛśyate nāpy anātmavān
No one who ate coarse food, no one ungenerous, none without armlets and golden necklaces, none without hand-ornaments, nor anyone lacking self-command was to be seen.
Words: nāmṛṣṭabhojī — none who ate coarse food; nādātā — none who was no giver; nāpy — nor; anaṅgadaniṣkadhṛk — one not wearing armlets and gold necklaces; nāhastābharaṇo — none without hand-ornaments; vāpi — or even; dṛśyate — is seen; nāpy — nor; anātmavān — one lacking self-command
Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. 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.