Shloka 12
Adhyāya 62: Sañjaya’s Admonition to Dhṛtarāṣṭra on Rāja-dharma and Consequence
सो<श्वमेधशतैरिष्टवा राजसूयशतेन च,राजन! उन्होंने सौ अश्वमेध और सौ राजसूय-यज्ञोंका अनुष्ठान करके सौ योजन विस्तृत रोहितक, मत्स्य तथा हिरण्यमय (सोनेकी खानोंसे युक्त) जनपदोंको, जो लोगोंमें ऊँची भूमिके रूपमें प्रसिद्ध थे, ब्राह्मणोंको दे दिया
so 'śvamedhaśatair iṣṭvā rājasūyaśatena ca, rājan! śatayojanavistṛtān rohitaka-matsya-hiraṇyamayān janapadān, ye lokeṣu ūrdhvabhūmir iti prasiddhāḥ, brāhmaṇebhyo dadau.
Nārada said: “O King, having performed a hundred Aśvamedha sacrifices and likewise a hundred Rājasūya rites, he then bestowed upon the Brāhmaṇas vast provinces—Rohitaka, Matsya, and the gold-rich (Hiraṇyamaya) lands—each spread over a hundred yojanas, famed among people as ‘upland regions.’ The account highlights royal power being ethically redirected into dāna (gift-giving) and support of the sacred order.”
नारद उवाच