Chapter 18 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 18

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 18.28

कोशे जनपदे बान्धवेषु सुहृत्सु च ॥ कुशलं कौशिको राज्ञः पर्यपृच्छत् सुधार्मिकः।

kośe janapade bāndhaveṣu suhṛtsu ca || kuśalaṃ kauśiko rājñaḥ paryapṛcchat sudhārmikaḥ|

English Meaning

And the exceedingly virtuous descendant of Kusika asked the king concerning the welfare of the exchequer, and the provinces; and the peace of his friends and acquaintances.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)