Shloka 11
Gaya’s Seven Aśvamedhas, Payoṣṇī Snāna, and the Śaryāti Sacrifice Locale
Lomaśa–Yudhiṣṭhira Dialogue
भवेत् संख्येयमेतद्धि यदेतत् परिकीर्तितम् । न तस्य शक््या: संख्यातुं दक्षिणा दक्षिणावत:,उपर्युक्त बालूके कण आदि कदाचित् गिने भी जा सकते हैं, परंतु दक्षिणा देनेवाले राजा गयकी दक्षिणाकी गणना करना सम्भव नहीं है
bhavet saṅkhyeyam etad dhi yad etat parikīrtitam | na tasya śakyāḥ saṅkhyātuṃ dakṣiṇā dakṣiṇāvataḥ ||
ಇಲ್ಲಿ ವರ್ಣಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟದ್ದು ಎಣಿಸಿ ಅಳೆಯಬಹುದಾದದ್ದು; ಆದರೆ ದಕ್ಷಿಣಾದಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಗ್ರಗಣ್ಯನಾದ ರಾಜ ಗಯನ ದಕ್ಷಿಣೆಗಳ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆಯನ್ನು ಎಣಿಸಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲ.
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that while ordinary things can be measured, truly exemplary charity (dakṣiṇā/dāna) can become so vast that it defies enumeration—presenting boundless generosity as a hallmark of dharma and royal virtue.
The speaker is praising the extraordinary scale of King Gaya’s gifts, contrasting countable quantities with the immeasurable extent of the king’s donations, thereby elevating him as an ideal giver.