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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.29.13

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

2.29.13

kausalyāṃ ca ya āśīrbhir bhaktaḥ paryupatiṣṭhati
ācāryas taittirīyāṇām abhirūpaś ca vedavit

And (honour) the teacher of the Taittirīyas, handsome and Veda-knowing, who devotedly attends upon Kausalyā with blessings —

Words: kausalyāṃ ca — and Kausalyā; ya — who; āśīrbhir — with blessings; bhaktaḥ — devoted; paryupatiṣṭhati — attends upon, waits upon; ācāryas — the teacher; taittirīyāṇām — of the Taittirīyas; abhirūpaś ca — and handsome; vedavit — the Veda-knower

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.