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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.94.38

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

2.94.38

prahṛṣṭanaranārīkaḥ samājotsavaśobhitaḥ
sukṛṣṭasīmā paśumān hiṃsābhir abhivarjitaḥ

with its men and women full of joy, resplendent with assemblies and festivals, its fields well tilled, rich in cattle, free from acts of violence,

Words: prahṛṣṭanaranārīkaḥ — with joyful men and women; samājotsavaśobhitaḥ — resplendent with assemblies and festivals; sukṛṣṭasīmā — with well-plowed borderlands; paśumān — rich in cattle; hiṃsābhir — by acts of violence; abhivarjitaḥ — free from, devoid of

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.