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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.29.10
Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 29: Rāma’s gifts and Trijaṭa’s staff. Rāma & Sītā distribute wealth, the poor Trijaṭa receives the cattle encompassed by his staff’s throw
In the sequence: they give him jewelry, gifts for his wife, a decorated couch, and the elephant Śatruñjaya, which Rāma received from his maternal uncle, together with a thousand other elephants → Suyajña blesses all three travelers
2.29.10
ity uktaḥ sa hi rāmeṇa suyajñaḥ pratigṛhya tat
rāmalakṣmaṇasītānāṃ prayuyojāśiṣaḥ śivāḥ
Thus addressed by Rāma, Suyajña, having accepted that, pronounced auspicious blessings upon Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa, and Sītā.
Words: ity uktaḥ — thus addressed; sa hi — he indeed; rāmeṇa — by Rāma; suyajñaḥ — Suyajña; pratigṛhya — having accepted; tat — that; rāmalakṣmaṇasītānāṃ — upon Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa and Sītā; prayuyojāśiṣaḥ — pronounced blessings; śivāḥ — auspicious
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.