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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.6.15
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
1.6.15
na dīnaḥ kṣiptacitto vā vyathito vāpi kaś cana
kaś cin naro vā nārī vā nāśrīmān nāpy arūpavān
draṣṭuṃ śakyam ayodhyāyāṃ nāpi rājanyabhaktimān
Nowhere was there anyone wretched, distracted in mind, or distressed; nor could any man or woman lacking prosperity or beauty be seen in Ayodhyā, nor anyone wanting in devotion to the king.
Words: na — not; dīnaḥ — wretched, miserable; kṣiptacitto — of distracted mind; vā — or; vyathito — distressed, agitated; vāpi — or even; kaś cana — anyone; kaś cin — anyone; naro vā — a man, or; nārī vā — or a woman; nāśrīmān — none lacking prosperity or beauty; nāpy — nor; arūpavān — one lacking good looks; draṣṭuṃ — to see, to be seen; śakyam — possible; ayodhyāyāṃ — in Ayodhyā; nāpi — nor; rājanyabhaktimān — wanting in devotion to the king
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.