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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.29.12

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

2.29.12

agastyaṃ kauśikaṃ caiva tāv ubhau brāhmaṇottamau
arcayāhūya saumitre ratnaiḥ sasyam ivāmbubhiḥ

“O Saumitri, summon and honour those two, Agastya and Kauśika, both best of brahmins, with jewels, as one nourishes crops with water.

Words: agastyaṃ — Agastya; kauśikaṃ caiva — and Kauśika; tāv ubhau — those two both; brāhmaṇottamau — best of brahmins; arcayāhūya — having summoned, honour; saumitre — O Saumitri; ratnaiḥ — with jewels; sasyam — a crop; ivāmbubhiḥ — as with waters

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.