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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.94.40

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

2.94.40

kaccit te dayitāḥ sarve kṛṣigorakṣajīvinaḥ
vārtāyāṃ saṃśritas tāta loko hi sukham edhate

Are all those who live by farming and cattle-keeping dear to you? For the people who depend on husbandry, dear one, thrive in happiness.

Words: kaccit — is it that; te — to you; dayitāḥ — dear, cherished; sarve — all; kṛṣigorakṣajīvinaḥ — those living by farming and cattle-tending; vārtāyāṃ — on husbandry; saṃśritas — dependent, resorting; tāta — dear one; loko — the people; hi — for; sukham — happily; edhate — thrives, prospers

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.