Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 32, Shloka 10
द्वात्रिंशस्सर्गः
Gifts to Suyajna and the Brahmins; Trijata’s Petition and Rama’s Charity
नाग श्शत्रुञ्जयो नाम मातुलोऽयं ददौ मम।तं ते गजसहस्रेण ददामि द्विजसत्तम।।।।
nāgaḥ śatruñjayo nāma mātulo 'yaṃ dadau mama | taṃ te gajasahasreṇa dadāmi dvijasattama ||
हे द्विजश्रेष्ठ! माझ्या मामाने मला ‘शत्रुञ्जय’ नावाचा हा गज दिला होता; तो मी आता तुम्हाला हजार गजांसह अर्पण करीत आहे।
I am gifting you, O best among brahmins! a thousand elephants including Satrunjaya an elephant my maternal uncle had given me.
FAQs
Dharma is practiced as dāna and honouring the worthy: wealth and prized possessions are treated as instruments for righteous giving, especially before a major life-transition.
Rāma gives significant gifts—specifically an elephant named Śatruñjaya and many more elephants—to a respected brahmin recipient in the Suyajña episode.
Generosity and detachment—Rāma parts with valued royal assets without clinging, consistent with the ethic of renunciation.