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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.64.6

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 64: Bharata leaves Kekaya. The messengers conceal the crisis, his grandfather and uncle provide gifts and an escort, Bharata departs with Śatrughna

In the sequence: Bharata asks after his father, brothers, and each of his mothers

2.64.6

kaccit sukuśalī rājā pitā daśaratho mama
kaccic cārāgatā rāme lakṣmaṇe vā mahātmani

“Is my father King Daśaratha quite well? And is all going well with regard to Rāma or the great-souled Lakṣmaṇa?

Words: kaccit — is it that (interrog.); sukuśalī — quite well, in good health; rājā — the king; pitā — father; daśaratho — Daśaratha; mama — my; kaccic — is it that; cārāgatā — and (is it) gone well, prospering; rāme — with regard to Rāma; lakṣmaṇe — with regard to Lakṣmaṇa; vā — or; mahātmani — the great-souled

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.