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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.94.34
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: Rāma then asks whether the city and countryside are secure, farmers and herdsmen protected, water available, and grievances addressed
2.94.34
vīrair adhyuṣitāṃ pūrvam asmākaṃ tāta pūrvakaiḥ
satyanāmāṃ dṛḍhadvārāṃ hastyaśvarathasaṃkulām
Do you well protect Ayodhyā — inhabited of old by our heroic forebears, dear one, true to its name, with sturdy gates, thronged with elephants, horses, and chariots,
Words: vīrair — by heroes; adhyuṣitāṃ — inhabited; pūrvam — of old, formerly; asmākaṃ — our; tāta — dear one; pūrvakaiḥ — by ancestors, forebears; satyanāmāṃ — true to its name; dṛḍhadvārāṃ — with sturdy gates; hastyaśvarathasaṃkulām — thronged with elephants, horses, and chariots
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.