पुरोत्तमे in that best of cities, अग्र्यचतुर्थेषु in the first of the four orders, वर्णेषु in castes, सर्वे all, नरा: men, देवतातिथिपूजका: worshipped the gods and guests, कृतज्ञाश्च endowed with gratitude, वदान्याश्च munificient, शूरा: heroic, विक्रमसंयुता: possessing prowess, दीर्घायुष: longlived, नित्यम् always, पुत्रपौत्रै: with sons and grandsons, स्त्रीभि: wives, च सहिता: surrounded by, धर्मम् righteousness, सत्यम् च truth, संश्रिता: resorted to.

There in Ayodhya the best of cities, the first of the four castes (brahmins) used to worship gods and guests. They had the sense of gratitude. They were munificient, heroic and possessed prowess. They lived long. They were righteous and truthful. And they lived together with their sons, grandsons and wives.