Bala Kanda 5.23
Valmiki Ramayanam (IIT Kanpur) · Bala Kanda 5 · Verse 23
Sanskrit Original
तामग्निमद्भिर्गुणवद्भिरावृतां द्विजोत्तमैर्वेदषडङ्गपारगै: । सहस्रदैस्सत्यरतैर्महात्मभि र्महर्षिकल्पै ऋषिभिश्च केवलै: ।।
tāmagnimadbhirguṇavadbhirāvṛtāṅ dvijōttamairvēdaṣaḍaṅgapāragai: . sahasradaissatyaratairmahātmabhi - rmaharṣikalpai ṛṣibhiśca kēvalai: ৷৷
That city (of Ayodhya) was filled with excellent dwijas (brahmana, kshatriya and vaisyas) performing rituals of sacrificial fire, virtuous and wellversed in the Vedas and Vedangas. They were generous, truthful and dignified. They were almost equal to rishis and maharshis. इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे वाल्मीकीय आदिकाव्ये बालकाण्डे पञ्चमस्सर्ग:।। Thus ends the fifth sarga of Balakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.