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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.32.4

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 32: Kaikeyī opposes Rāma’s escort. Daśaratha offers troops and supplies, Kaikeyī cites Asamañja’s exile, Siddhārtha distinguishes Rāma’s innocence

In the sequence: Daśaratha orders Sumantra to prepare an army, attendants, merchants, companions, and abundant supplies to accompany Rāma

2.32.4

ye cainam upajīvanti ramate yaiś ca vīryataḥ
teṣāṃ bahuvidhaṃ dattvā tān apy atra niyojaya

And those who live in his service, and those in whose company he delights for their valour—having given them manifold gifts, appoint them too to this retinue.

Words: ye — who (pl.); cainam — and him; upajīvanti — live upon, depend on; ramate — he delights; yaiś — by whom; ca — and; vīryataḥ — for valour, by prowess; teṣāṃ — to them; bahuvidhaṃ — manifold (wealth); dattvā — having given; tān — them; apy — also; atra — here, to this; niyojaya — appoint, engage

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.