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Shloka 2.32.38

द्वात्रिंशस्सर्गः — Gifts to Suyajna and the Brahmins; Trijata’s Petition and Rama’s Charity

स तीर्त्वा सरयूपारं दण्डस्तस्य कराच्च्युतः।।।।गोव्रजे बहुसाहस्रे पपातोक्षणसन्निधौ।

sa tīrtvā sarayū-pāraṁ daṇḍas tasya karāc cyutaḥ || go-vraje bahu-sāhasre papāta ukṣaṇa-sannidhau |

Released from his hand, the staff crossed to the far bank of the Sarayū and fell near a bull, within a cattle-pen holding many thousands.

The staff he hurled crossed the bank of the river Sarayu and fell near a bull in the midst of a thousands cows.

S
Sarayū
S
staff (daṇḍa)
C
cows
B
bull (ukṣaṇa)

Dharma expressed as dāna yields tangible abundance; the narrative uses scale (crossing Sarayū, thousands of cows) to highlight the magnitude of righteous giving.

The thrown staff lands far away—across the Sarayū—indicating a vast measure for the promised gift.

Rama’s largesse is implied by the enormous range that becomes the basis of the donation.