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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.29.27

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.

2.29.27

tataḥ sabhāryas trijaṭo mahāmunir gavām anīkaṃ pratigṛhya moditaḥ
yaśobalaprītisukhopabṛṃhiṇīs tad āśiṣaḥ pratyavadan mahātmanaḥ

Then the great sage Trijaṭa, with his wife, having joyfully received the herd of cows, uttered in return, upon that great soul, blessings that swell his fame, strength, love, and happiness.

Words: tataḥ — then; sabhāryas — with his wife; trijaṭo — Trijaṭa; mahāmunir — the great sage; gavām — of cows; anīkaṃ — a herd, multitude; pratigṛhya — having received; moditaḥ — delighted, rejoicing; yaśobalaprītisukhopabṛṃhiṇīs — swelling fame, strength, love and happiness; tad — those, thereupon; āśiṣaḥ — blessings; pratyavadan — uttered in return, replied; mahātmanaḥ — upon the great-souled one (Rāma)

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.