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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.29.19

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

2.29.19

lakṣmaṇasya ca yad veśma gṛhaṃ ca yad idaṃ mama
aśūnyaṃ kāryam ekaikaṃ yāvadāgamanaṃ mama

“The house that is Lakṣmaṇa's, and this dwelling that is mine — each one must be kept not empty until my return.”

Words: lakṣmaṇasya ca — and of Lakṣmaṇa; yad veśma — which house; gṛhaṃ ca — and the dwelling; yad idaṃ mama — which is this of mine; aśūnyaṃ — not empty; kāryam — must be kept, made; ekaikaṃ — each one; yāvadāgamanaṃ — until (my) return; mama — of me

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.