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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.29.4

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

2.29.4

tam āgataṃ vedavidaṃ prāñjaliḥ sītayā saha
suyajñam abhicakrāma rāghavo 'gnim ivārcitam

Rāghava, with palms joined and together with Sītā, approached that Suyajña, the knower of the Vedas who had come, honoured like the sacred fire.

Words: tam āgataṃ — him who had come; vedavidaṃ — the knower of the Vedas; prāñjaliḥ — with palms joined; sītayā saha — together with Sītā; suyajñam — Suyajña; abhicakrāma — approached; rāghavo — Rāghava (Rāma); 'gnim ivārcitam — honoured like the fire

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.