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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.94.24

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

2.94.24

kaccid dhṛṣṭaś ca śūraś ca dhṛtimān matimāñ śuciḥ
kulīnaś cānuraktaś ca dakṣaḥ senāpatiḥ kṛtaḥ

Is your commander-in-chief a man made bold and brave, steadfast, wise, pure, of noble birth, devoted, and capable?

Words: kaccid — is it that; dhṛṣṭaś — bold; ca — and; śūraś — brave; ca — and; dhṛtimān — steadfast; matimāñ — wise; śuciḥ — pure; kulīnaś — of noble birth; cānuraktaś — and devoted; ca — and; dakṣaḥ — capable; senāpatiḥ — commander; kṛtaḥ — made

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.