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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.94.52
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.
2.94.52
kaccid gurūṃś ca vṛddhāṃś ca tāpasān devatātithīn
caityāṃś ca sarvān siddhārthān brāhmaṇāṃś ca namasyasi
Do you pay homage to elders and the aged, to ascetics, to gods and guests, to all wish-fulfilling shrines, and to brāhmaṇas?
Words: kaccid — is it that; gurūṃś — elders, teachers; ca — and; vṛddhāṃś — the aged; ca — and; tāpasān — ascetics; devatātithīn — gods and guests; caityāṃś — shrines; ca — and; sarvān — all; siddhārthān — wish-fulfilling; brāhmaṇāṃś — brāhmaṇas; ca — and; namasyasi — you pay homage to
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.