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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.29.11

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: Rāma directs further gifts to Agastya and Kauśika, Kausalyā's teacher of the Taittirīya tradition, and the charioteer and longtime adviser Citraratha, including clothing, transport, wealth, and cattle

2.29.11

atha bhrātaram avyagraṃ priyaṃ rāmaḥ priyaṃvadaḥ
saumitriṃ tam uvācedaṃ brahmeva tridaśeśvaram

Then Rāma, sweet of speech, said this to his dear, composed brother Saumitri, as Brahmā (would speak) to the lord of the gods.

Words: atha — then; bhrātaram — brother; avyagraṃ — composed, unagitated; priyaṃ — dear; rāmaḥ — Rāma; priyaṃvadaḥ — sweet of speech; saumitriṃ — Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa); tam — that; uvācedaṃ — said this; brahmeva — like Brahmā; tridaśeśvaram — to the lord of the gods (Indra)

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.