Chapter 32 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 32

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 32.14

अथाब्रवीद् बाष्पगलांस्तिष्ठतश्चोपजीविनः। स प्रदाय बहुद्रव्यमेकैकस्योपजीवनम्॥ लक्ष्मणस्य च यद् वेश्म गृहं च यदिदं मम। अशून्यं कार्यमेकैकं यावदागमनं मम॥

athābravīd bāṣpagalāṃstiṣṭhataścopajīvinaḥ| sa pradāya bahudravyamekaikasyopajīvanam|| lakṣmaṇasya ca yad veśma gṛhaṃ ca yadidaṃ mama| aśūnyaṃ kāryamekaikaṃ yāvadāgamanaṃ mama||

English Meaning

Seeing his dependants in a wretched plight, shedding tears continually, Rāma proffered to them various articles for their maintenance, and said, Do you occupy in turn until our return my rooms as well as Laksmana's.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)