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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.94.39

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

2.94.39

adevamātṛko ramyaḥ śvāpadaiḥ parivarjitaḥ
kaccij janapadaḥ sphītaḥ sukhaṃ vasati rāghava

not dependent on rain alone, delightful, and free of beasts of prey — does your thriving realm, O Rāghava, dwell in happiness?

Words: adevamātṛko — not dependent on rain (well-watered); ramyaḥ — delightful; śvāpadaiḥ — by beasts of prey; parivarjitaḥ — free from; kaccij — is it that; janapadaḥ — the realm, country; sphītaḥ — thriving, prosperous; sukhaṃ — happily; vasati — dwells; rāghava — O Rāghava

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.