Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 32, Shloka 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 |
Échappé de sa main, le bâton franchit la Sarayū jusqu’à l’autre rive et tomba, près d’un taureau, dans un enclos de bétail comptant des milliers de têtes.
The staff he hurled crossed the bank of the river Sarayu and fell near a bull in the midst of a thousands cows.
FAQs
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.