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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.5.19

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

2.5.19

prajālaṃkārabhūtaṃ ca janasyānandavardhanam
utsuko 'bhūj jano draṣṭuṃ tam ayodhyā mahotsavam

The people were eager to behold that great festival of Ayodhyā, which was the ornament of the subjects and the increaser of the people's joy.

Words: prajālaṃkārabhūtaṃ — being the ornament of the subjects; ca — and; janasyānandavardhanam — the increaser of the people's joy; utsuko — eager; 'bhūj — became; jano — the people; draṣṭuṃ — to behold; tam — that; ayodhyā — of Ayodhyā; mahotsavam — great festival

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.