Valmiki Ramayana · Ayodhya Kanda · Sarga 5
जनबृन्दोर्मिसंघर्षहर्षस्वनवतस्तदा। बभूव राजमार्गस्य सागरस्येव निस्वनः
janabṛndormisaṃgharṣaharṣasvanavatastadā| babhūva rājamārgasya sāgarasyeva nisvanaḥ
The highways resembled the sea and the exultation of the multitudes, the roar that emanated from the clashing of waves.
— M.N. Dutt (1891)
Commentary
The highways resemble the sea, and the roar of the crowd the crashing of waves. The simile elevates the crowd to a natural force — the people's joy is as vast and irresistible as the ocean. Ayodhya has become a living entity, breathing celebration.
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