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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.94.35

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

2.94.35

brāhmaṇaiḥ kṣatriyair vaiśyaiḥ svakarmanirataiḥ sadā
jitendriyair mahotsāhair vṛtāmātyaiḥ sahasraśaḥ

filled with brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas, and vaiśyas ever devoted to their own duties, self-controlled and of great energy, and thronged by ministers in their thousands,

Words: brāhmaṇaiḥ — by brāhmaṇas; kṣatriyair — by kṣatriyas; vaiśyaiḥ — by vaiśyas; svakarmanirataiḥ — devoted to their own duties; sadā — always; jitendriyair — with senses conquered; mahotsāhair — of great energy; vṛtāmātyaiḥ — surrounded by ministers; sahasraśaḥ — by the thousand

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.