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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.29.17

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: he provides for his dependents and asks them to keep his and Lakṣmaṇa's houses occupied until their return

2.29.17

tataḥ sa puruṣavyāghras tad dhanaṃ lakṣmaṇaḥ svayam
yathoktaṃ brāhmaṇendrāṇām adadād dhanado yathā

Then that tiger among men, Lakṣmaṇa, himself gave that wealth to the chief brahmins as directed, like Kubera the bestower of riches.

Words: tataḥ — then; sa puruṣavyāghras — that tiger among men; tad dhanaṃ — that wealth; lakṣmaṇaḥ — Lakṣmaṇa; svayam — himself; yathoktaṃ — as directed; brāhmaṇendrāṇām — to the chief brahmins; adadād — gave; dhanado yathā — like the bestower of wealth (Kubera)

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.