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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.64.17

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 64: Bharata leaves Kekaya. The messengers conceal the crisis, his grandfather and uncle provide gifts and an escort, Bharata departs with Śatrughna

In the sequence: his grandfather equips him with wealth, elephants, horses, blankets, and attendants → his maternal uncle adds elephants, mules, and large, fierce dogs raised in the palace

2.64.17

tasmai hastyuttamāṃś citrān kambalān ajināni ca
abhisatkṛtya kaikeyo bharatāya dhanaṃ dadau

Honouring him, the Kekaya king gave to Bharata as wealth excellent elephants, variegated woollen blankets, and deerskins.

Words: tasmai — to him; hastyuttamāṃś — excellent elephants; citrān — variegated, colourful; kambalān — woollen blankets; ajināni — deerskins, hides; ca — and; abhisatkṛtya — having honoured; kaikeyo — the Kekaya (king); bharatāya — to Bharata; dhanaṃ — wealth; dadau — gave

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.