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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.94.22

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 about trustworthy appointments, military leadership, treatment of officers, and timely food and pay for troops

2.94.22

kaccit tvāṃ nāvajānanti yājakāḥ patitaṃ yathā
ugrapratigrahītāraṃ kāmayānam iva striyaḥ

Do your people not despise you, as officiating priests despise a fallen man, or as women despise a fierce, rapacious lecher?

Words: kaccit — is it that; tvāṃ — you; nāvajānanti — do not despise; yājakāḥ — sacrificial priests; patitaṃ — a fallen man; yathā — as; ugrapratigrahītāraṃ — a fierce, rapacious taker; kāmayānam — a lustful man; iva — as; striyaḥ — women

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.