Shloka 25

Tapas-śreṣṭhatā: Anāśana as the Highest Austerity

Bhagīratha–Brahmā Saṃvāda

Devanagari script

वाजिनां च सहसेरे द्वे सुवर्णशशतभूषिते

Transliteration

vājināṁ ca sahasrāṇi dve suvarṇaśata-bhūṣite

Translation

قال بهاغيراثا: «وكذلك ألفا فرسٍ—كلُّ فرسٍ مُزدانٌ بحُليٍّ من مئةِ قطعةٍ من الذهب.» ويُظهر هذا السطر سعة العطاء الملكي وصدق نيّته، ويُبرز المثال الأخلاقي القائل إن الثروة والسلطان ينبغي أن يُوجَّها إلى العطاء بالحق وإكرام المستحقين.

Word by Word

• वाजिनाम्: of horses
• वाजिनाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाजिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सहस्रे: two thousands
• सहस्रे: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Dual

• द्वे: two
• द्वे: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Dual

• सुवर्णशतभूषिते: adorned with a hundred pieces of gold
• सुवर्णशतभूषिते: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुवर्णशतभूषित
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

भगीरथ उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhagīratha
• horses
• gold ornaments

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores dāna as a facet of dharma: prosperity and royal resources gain ethical meaning when used for generous, honorable gifting, reflecting sincerity, respect, and the pursuit of merit.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhagīratha is enumerating items of a grand donation—specifically, two thousand horses richly ornamented with gold—emphasizing the magnitude and splendor of the offering.