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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.6.12

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

1.6.12

nānāhitāgnir nāyajvā vipro nāpy asahasradaḥ
kaś cid āsīd ayodhyāyāṃ na ca nirvṛttasaṃkaraḥ

In Ayodhyā there was no brahmin who had not consecrated the sacred fires, none who did not sacrifice, none who did not give in thousands, and no one guilty of caste-confusion.

Words: nānāhitāgnir — none without the sacred fires established; nāyajvā — none who did not sacrifice; vipro — a brahmin; nāpy — nor; asahasradaḥ — none who did not give in thousands; kaś cid — any; āsīd — there was; ayodhyāyāṃ — in Ayodhyā; na ca — nor; nirvṛttasaṃkaraḥ — one guilty of caste-confusion

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.