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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.94.15

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 94: Rāma questions Bharata’s governance. He asks after the family, advisers, spies, troop provisions, water, revenue and impartial justice, still unaware of Daśaratha’s death

In the sequence: he asks whether Bharata consults capable ministers, keeps counsel confidential, makes decisions promptly, and avoids both solitary judgment and overlarge councils

2.94.15

kaccit tu sukṛtāny eva kṛtarūpāṇi vā punaḥ
vidus te sarvakāryāṇi na kartavyāni pārthivāḥ

Do rival kings come to know your undertakings only when they are already well accomplished, or at least as good as done — and never while still to be done?

Words: kaccit — is it that; tu — but, indeed; sukṛtāny — well-done; eva — only; kṛtarūpāṇi — as good as done; vā — or; punaḥ — again, at least; vidus — know; te — your; sarvakāryāṇi — all undertakings; na — not; kartavyāni — (while) yet to be done; pārthivāḥ — the (rival) kings

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.