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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.27.31

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 27: Rāma agrees that Sītā will accompany him. Sītā rejects separation despite every hardship, Rāma agrees to take her and asks her to distribute their possessions

In the sequence: he asks her to distribute jewels, food, and gifts before they leave → delighted, Sītā immediately begins.

2.27.31

brāhmaṇebhyaś ca ratnāni bhikṣukebhyaś ca bhojanam
dehi cāśaṃsamānebhyaḥ saṃtvarasva ca māciram

Give jewels to the brahmins and food to the mendicants and to all who look for it; make haste, and delay not.

Words: brāhmaṇebhyaś — to the brahmins; ca — and; ratnāni — jewels; bhikṣukebhyaś — to the mendicants; ca — and; bhojanam — food; dehi — give; cāśaṃsamānebhyaḥ — and to those who hope, ask; saṃtvarasva — make haste; ca — and; māciram — without delay

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.