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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.51.4

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 51: Story of Viśvāmitra: Vasiṣṭha’s hospitality. Vasiṣṭha insists on hosting the whole army and asks Śabalā to provide a feast satisfying every guest’s tastes

In the sequence: he asks about Vasiṣṭha's austerity, offerings, pupils, and woodland → Vasiṣṭha asks in return about the Kingdom's government, servants, enemies, army, treasury, allies, and family → both report that all is well and enjoy a long conversation

1.51.4

pratigṛhya ca tāṃ pūjāṃ vasiṣṭhād rājasattamaḥ
tapo'gnihotraśiṣyeṣu kuśalaṃ paryapṛcchata

And having received that honour from Vasiṣṭha, the best of kings inquired after the welfare of his austerities, his fire-offering, and his pupils.

Words: pratigṛhya — having received; ca — and; tāṃ pūjāṃ — that honour; vasiṣṭhād — from Vasiṣṭha; rājasattamaḥ — the best of kings; tapo'gnihotraśiṣyeṣu — regarding his austerity, fire-offering and pupils; kuśalaṃ — welfare, well-being; paryapṛcchata — inquired about

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.