Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 32, Shloka 17
द्वात्रिंशस्सर्गः
Gifts to Suyajna and the Brahmins; Trijata’s Petition and Rama’s Charity
सूतश्चित्ररथश्चार्य सचिवस्सुचिरोषितः।तोषयैनं महार्हैश्च रत्नैर्वस्त्रैर्धनैस्तथा।।।।पशुकाभिश्च सर्वाभिर्गवां दशशतेन च।
sūtaś citrarathaś cārya sacivaḥ sucirōṣitaḥ |
toṣaya enaṃ mahārhaiś ca ratnair vastrair dhanais tathā ||
paśukābhiś ca sarvābhir gavāṃ daśaśatena ca ||
ហើយចិត្ររថៈ អ្នកបើករថ—ជាទីប្រឹក្សាដ៏គួរគោរព ដែលបានស្នាក់នៅបម្រើយើងយូរមកហើយ—ចូរធ្វើឲ្យគាត់ពេញចិត្ត ដោយរតនៈដ៏ថ្លៃថ្នូរ សម្លៀកបំពាក់ និងទ្រព្យសម្បត្តិ; ហើយដោយសត្វចិញ្ចឹមគ្រប់ប្រភេទ ព្រមទាំងគោមួយពាន់ក្បាល។
Noble counsellor (of our father) and charioteer Chitraratha has been in our service for many years. Gratify him with invaluable jewels, clothes, wealth, with young female calves and a thousand cows.
FAQs
Kṛtajñatā (gratitude): dharma includes honoring long-serving aides and counselors, not only priests and sages.
Rāma instructs Lakṣmaṇa to reward Citraratha, a trusted charioteer-counselor, with substantial gifts for his long service.
Loyalty-recognition: Rāma acknowledges faithful service and ensures it is repaid with dignity.