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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.94.54

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.

2.94.54

kaccid arthaṃ ca dharmaṃ ca kāmaṃ ca jayatāṃ vara
vibhajya kāle kālajña sarvān bharata sevase

O best of conquerors, O knower of the season, apportioning them each to their proper time, do you attend to all three — wealth, dharma, and pleasure — O Bharata?

Words: kaccid — is it that; arthaṃ — wealth; ca — and; dharmaṃ — dharma; ca — and; kāmaṃ — pleasure; ca — and; jayatāṃ vara — O best of conquerors; vibhajya — having apportioned; kāle — at the (right) time; kālajña — O knower of time; sarvān — all (three); bharata — O Bharata; sevase — you attend to, pursue

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.