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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.94.59

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.

2.94.59

kaccit svādukṛtaṃ bhojyam eko nāśnāsi rāghava
kaccid āśaṃsamānebhyo mitrebhyaḥ saṃprayacchasi

Do you not eat delicious food alone, O Rāghava? Do you share it with friends who look to you in hope?

Words: kaccit — is it that; svādukṛtaṃ — made delicious; bhojyam — food; eko — alone; nāśnāsi — you do not eat; rāghava — O Rāghava; kaccid — is it that; āśaṃsamānebhyo — to those who look to you in hope; mitrebhyaḥ — to friends; saṃprayacchasi — you share, distribute

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.