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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.29.26

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: Trijaṭa throws with all his strength → Rāma explains that he meant no offense by the joke, gives him the herd, and receives his blessings.

2.29.26

uvāca ca tato rāmas taṃ gārgyam abhisāntvayan
manyur na khalu kartavyaḥ parihāso hy ayaṃ mama

And then Rāma, consoling that Gārgya, said: “No anger should be felt; this is only a jest of mine.”

Words: uvāca ca — and said; tato — then; rāmas — Rāma; taṃ gārgyam — that Gārgya; abhisāntvayan — consoling, pacifying; manyur — anger; na khalu — not indeed; kartavyaḥ — should be entertained, done; parihāso — a jest; hy ayaṃ — this indeed; mama — of mine

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.