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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.6.13

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

1.6.13

svakarmaniratā nityaṃ brāhmaṇā vijitendriyāḥ
dānādhyayanaśīlāś ca saṃyatāś ca pratigrahe

The brahmins, ever devoted to their own duties, their senses conquered, given to charity and study, were restrained in accepting gifts.

Words: svakarmaniratā — devoted to their own duties; nityaṃ — always; brāhmaṇā — the brahmins; vijitendriyāḥ — their senses conquered; dānādhyayanaśīlāś ca — and given to charity and study; saṃyatāś ca — and restrained; pratigrahe — in accepting gifts

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.