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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.29.14

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

2.29.14

tasya yānaṃ ca dāsīś ca saumitre saṃpradāpaya
kauśeyāni ca vastrāṇi yāvat tuṣyati sa dvijaḥ

O Saumitri, have a carriage and maidservants and silk garments given to him, until that brahmin is satisfied.

Words: tasya — to him; yānaṃ ca — a carriage and; dāsīś ca — and maidservants; saumitre — O Saumitri; saṃpradāpaya — cause to be given fully; kauśeyāni ca — and silk (garments); vastrāṇi — garments; yāvat — until, as long as; tuṣyati — is satisfied; sa dvijaḥ — that brahmin

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.