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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.29.16

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

2.29.16

śālivāhasahasraṃ ca dve śate bhadrakāṃs tathā
vyañjanārthaṃ ca saumitre gosahasram upākuru

And provide, O Saumitri, a thousand plough-oxen, two hundred good bulls, and a thousand cows to supply meals with milk.

Words: śālivāhasahasraṃ ca — and a thousand rice-oxen; dve śate — two hundred; bhadrakāṃs tathā — and good bulls; vyañjanārthaṃ ca — and for the sake of food/condiments; saumitre — O Saumitri; gosahasram — a thousand cows; upākuru — provide, furnish

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.