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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.64.5

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: gifts are presented and accepted

2.64.5

pratigṛhya ca tat sarvaṃ svanuraktaḥ suhṛjjane
dūtān uvāca bharataḥ kāmaiḥ saṃpratipūjya tān

Accepting all that, Bharata, well-devoted to his circle of friends, honoured the messengers with what they wished and spoke to them.

Words: pratigṛhya — having accepted; ca — and; tat sarvaṃ — all that; svanuraktaḥ — well-devoted; suhṛjjane — to his circle of friends; dūtān — the messengers; uvāca — spoke to; bharataḥ — Bharata; kāmaiḥ — with (their) wishes; saṃpratipūjya — having honoured, rewarded; tān — them

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.