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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.29.21

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: the treasury's contents are brought out for further distribution to brāhmaṇas and people in need

2.29.21

tataḥ sa puruṣavyāghras tad dhanaṃ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ
dvijebhyo bālavṛddhebhyaḥ kṛpaṇebhyo 'bhyadāpayat

Then that tiger among men, together with Lakṣmaṇa, had that wealth given out to the brahmins, to the young and old, and to the wretched.

Words: tataḥ — then; sa puruṣavyāghras — that tiger among men; tad dhanaṃ — that wealth; sahalakṣmaṇaḥ — together with Lakṣmaṇa; dvijebhyo — to the brahmins; bālavṛddhebhyaḥ — to the young and old; kṛpaṇebhyo — to the wretched, poor; 'bhyadāpayat — caused to be given

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.