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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.29.18

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

2.29.18

athābravīd bāṣpakalāṃs tiṣṭhataś copajīvinaḥ
saṃpradāya bahu dravyam ekaikasyopajīvinaḥ

Then, having given much wealth to each one of the dependants, he spoke to the dependants who stood there with tear-choked voices:

Words: athābravīd — then he said; bāṣpakalāṃs — with tear-choked (voices); tiṣṭhataś — standing; copajīvinaḥ — and the dependants; saṃpradāya — having given; bahu dravyam — much wealth; ekaikasyopajīvinaḥ — to each one of the dependants

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.