Chapter 30 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 30

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 30.40

ब्राह्मणेभ्यश्च रत्नानि भिक्षुकेभ्यश्च भोजनम्। देहि चाशंसमानेभ्यः संत्वरस्व च मा चिरम्॥

brāhmaṇebhyaśca ratnāni bhikṣukebhyaśca bhojanam| dehi cāśaṃsamānebhyaḥ saṃtvarasva ca mā ciram||

English Meaning

Do you give away jewels to the Brāhmaṇas and edibles to the beggars longing for them, and make haste without delay.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)