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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.94.25

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

2.94.25

balavantaś ca kaccit te mukhyā yuddhaviśāradāḥ
dṛṣṭāpadānā vikrāntās tvayā satkṛtya mānitāḥ

And are your chief warriors — strong, skilled in battle, of proven exploits and valorous — duly honored and respected by you?

Words: balavantaś — strong; ca — and; kaccit — is it that; te — your; mukhyā — chief ones; yuddhaviśāradāḥ — skilled in battle; dṛṣṭāpadānā — of proven exploits; vikrāntās — valorous; tvayā — by you; satkṛtya — having honored; mānitāḥ — respected

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.