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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.29.3

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: Lakṣmaṇa brings Suyajña, whom Rāma and Sītā welcome respectfully

2.29.3

tataḥ saṃdhyām upāsyāśu gatvā saumitriṇā saha
juṣṭaṃ tat prāviśal lakṣmyā ramyaṃ rāmaniveśanam

Then, having quickly worshipped the twilight and gone together with Saumitri, he (Suyajña) entered that lovely dwelling of Rāma, graced with splendour.

Words: tataḥ — then; saṃdhyām — the twilight (worship); upāsyāśu — having quickly worshipped; gatvā — having gone; saumitriṇā saha — together with Saumitri; juṣṭaṃ — graced, endowed; tat — that; prāviśal — entered; lakṣmyā — with splendour, fortune; ramyaṃ — lovely; rāmaniveśanam — the dwelling of 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.