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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.29.6

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: they give him jewelry, gifts for his wife, a decorated couch, and the elephant Śatruñjaya, which Rāma received from his maternal uncle, together with a thousand other elephants → Suyajña blesses all three travelers

2.29.6

anyaiś ca ratnair bahubhiḥ kākutsthaḥ pratyapūjayat
suyajñaṃ sa tadovāca rāmaḥ sītāpracoditaḥ

and with many other jewels, Kākutstha honoured Suyajña; then Rāma, urged by Sītā, said to him:

Words: anyaiś ca — and with other; ratnair — jewels; bahubhiḥ — many; kākutsthaḥ — Kākutstha (Rāma); pratyapūjayat — honoured in return; suyajñaṃ — Suyajña; sa — he; tadovāca — then said; rāmaḥ — Rāma; sītāpracoditaḥ — urged by Sītā

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.