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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.6.7

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

1.6.7

nālpasaṃnicayaḥ kaś cid āsīt tasmin purottame
kuṭumbī yo hy asiddhārtho 'gavāśvadhanadhānyavān

In that best of cities there was no one of scanty savings, no householder of unaccomplished aims, none lacking cows, horses, wealth or grain.

Words: nālpasaṃnicayaḥ — not one of small savings; kaś cid — anyone; āsīt — there was; tasmin — in that; purottame — best of cities; kuṭumbī — a householder; yo hy — who indeed; asiddhārtho — with aims unaccomplished; 'gavāśvadhanadhānyavān — lacking cows, horses, wealth and grain

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.