Santali to English:
ᱠᱳᱥᱚᱞ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱨᱟᱡᱜᱟᱲ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱫ ᱵᱟᱞᱢᱤᱠᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱚᱨᱱᱚᱱ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱱᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱫᱚ ᱯᱩᱥᱴᱟᱹᱣ ᱜᱮᱭᱟ ᱡᱮ ᱢᱟᱨᱮᱱ ᱚᱡᱚᱫᱫᱷᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱵᱩᱱᱟᱜᱽ ᱱᱟᱦᱟᱜ ᱥᱟᱦᱟᱨᱠᱩ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱚᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱭ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾
From Valmiki's description of the capital of Kosala, it is clear that ancient Ayodhya was not inferior to our modern cities.