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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.94.51
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: he asks whether the young, old, physicians, guests, and religious communities receive care and respect → he warns against falsehood, anger, negligence, laziness, and other failures of rule, and reminds Bharata to share his comforts rather than enjoy them alone.
2.94.51
kaccid vṛdhāṃś ca bālāṃś ca vaidyamukhyāṃś ca rāghava
dānena manasā vācā tribhir etair bubhūṣase
Do you seek to sustain the aged, the young, and the chief physicians, O Rāghava, by these three — gift, thought, and word?
Words: kaccid — is it that; vṛdhāṃś — the aged; ca — and; bālāṃś — the young, children; ca — and; vaidyamukhyāṃś — the chief physicians; ca — and; rāghava — O Rāghava; dānena — by gift; manasā — by thought; vācā — by word; tribhir — by three; etair — these; bubhūṣase — you seek to sustain, cherish
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.