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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.6.18

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 four social orders honor devatās and guests and follow their assigned responsibilities

1.6.18

sā tenekṣvākunāthena purī suparirakṣitā
yathā purastān manunā mānavendreṇa dhīmatā

That city was well guarded by that lord of the Ikṣvākus, as of old by the wise Manu, lord of men.

Words: sā — that; tenekṣvākunāthena — by that lord of the Ikṣvākus; purī — city; suparirakṣitā — well protected; yathā — as; purastān — of old, formerly; manunā — by Manu; mānavendreṇa — the lord of men; dhīmatā — the wise

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.