Chapter 5 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 5

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 5.18

प्रजालंकारभूतं च जनस्यानन्दवर्धनम्। उत्सुकोऽभूज्जनो द्रष्टुं तमयोध्यामहोत्सवम्॥

prajālaṃkārabhūtaṃ ca janasyānandavardhanam| utsuko'bhūjjano draṣṭuṃ tamayodhyāmahotsavam||

English Meaning

And the people burnt to behold in Ayodhyā the august festivity, that was like to an ornament to the subjects, and that enhanced the joy of the people.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)