Valmiki Ramayana Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 32 Shloka 21

सौमित्रे O Lakshmana मेखलीनाम् of brahmacharis (who wear a triple girdle worn by the first three castes), महासङ्घः in large numbers, कौशल्याम् of Kausalya, समुपस्थितः depending on, तेषाम् to them, प्रत्येकम् for each of them, सहस्रम् thousand (cows), सम्प्रदापय gift away.

Give each of the large number of brahmacharis wearing girdles and working under Kausalya a thousand (cows or gold coins), O Lakshmana