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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.28.18

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 28: Lakṣmaṇa joins the exile. He promises service to Rāma & Sītā and retrieves the paired bows, armour, quivers and swords from their teacher

In the sequence: Rāma asks his help in distributing their possessions among brāhmaṇas, tapasvins, and dependents → first, he is to bring Vasiṣṭha's son Suyajña.

2.28.18

ahaṃ pradātum icchāmi yad idaṃ māmakaṃ dhanam
brāhmaṇebhyas tapasvibhyas tvayā saha paraṃtapa

Together with you, O scorcher of foes, I wish to give away all this wealth of mine to the brahmins and the ascetics —

Words: ahaṃ — I; pradātum — to give away; icchāmi — wish; yad idaṃ — whatever this; māmakaṃ — my own; dhanam — wealth; brāhmaṇebhyas — to the brahmins; tapasvibhyas — to the ascetics; tvayā saha — together with you; paraṃtapa — O scorcher of foes

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.