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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.7.13

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 7: The ministers who sustain the Kingdom. Ministers and priests advise Daśaratha, gather intelligence, maintain the treasury and army, and administer justice without favour

In the sequence: their cooperation, vigilance, and judgment support the Kingdom's peace and win respect abroad

1.7.13

suvāsasaḥ suveśāś ca te ca sarve suśīlinaḥ
hitārthaṃ ca narendrasya jāgrato nayacakṣuṣā

Well-clothed and handsome, all of them too were of good conduct; and for the welfare of the king they kept watch with the eye of statecraft.

Words: suvāsasaḥ — well-clothed; suveśāś — of fine appearance, well-attired; ca — and; te — they; ca — and, too; sarve — all; suśīlinaḥ — of good character; hitārthaṃ — for the welfare, benefit; ca — and; narendrasya — of the king; jāgrato — keeping watch, vigilant; nayacakṣuṣā — with the eye of statecraft

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.