Chapter 1 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 1

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 1.41

तान् वेश्मनानाभरणैर्यथार्ने प्रतिपूजितान्। ददर्शालंकृतो राजा प्रजापतिरिव प्रजाः॥

tān veśmanānābharaṇairyathārne pratipūjitān| dadarśālaṃkṛto rājā prajāpatiriva prajāḥ||

English Meaning

Like to Prajāpati's self before all creatures, the king appeared before them, who had been received respectfully, and had, as befitted their ranks, various ornaments conferred upon and quarters assigned to them.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)