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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.5.14

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 5: Vasiṣṭha prepares the upavāsa. He establishes Rāma & Sītā’s fast with sacred formulas and reports to Daśaratha as Ayodhyā decorates its streets

In the sequence: on his way back, Vasiṣṭha finds the streets swept, watered, decorated with flowers and flags, and crowded with people eager for sunrise

2.5.14

sa rājabhavanaprakhyāt tasmād rāmaniveśanāt
nirgatya dadṛśe mārgaṃ vasiṣṭho janasaṃvṛtam

Going out from that dwelling of Rāma, which resembled a royal palace, Vasiṣṭha saw the road thronged with people.

Words: sa — he; rājabhavanaprakhyāt — resembling a royal palace; tasmād — from that; rāmaniveśanāt — from Rāma's dwelling; nirgatya — having gone out; dadṛśe — saw; mārgaṃ — the road; vasiṣṭho — Vasiṣṭha; janasaṃvṛtam — thronged with people

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.