Shloka 11

Tapas-śreṣṭhatā: Anāśana as the Highest Austerity

Bhagīratha–Brahmā Saṃvāda

Devanagari script

दशायुतानि चाश्वानां गोड5युतानि च विंशतिम्‌ । पुष्करेषु द्विजातिभ्य: प्रादां शतसहस्रश:

Transliteration

daśāyutāni cāśvānāṁ goḍayutāni ca viṁśatim | puṣkareṣu dvijātibhyaḥ prādāṁ śatasahasraśaḥ ||

Translation

بھگیرتھ نے کہا—پُشکر میں میں نے دوبارہ جنم لینے والوں (دویجوں) کو بے حد عطیے دیے—گھوڑوں کے دس اَیوت اور گودھن کے بیس گوڑَیوت؛ اور بار بار لاکھوں کی تعداد میں بخشش کرتا رہا۔

Word by Word

• दश: ten
• दश: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• अयुतानि: ten-thousands (ayutas)
• अयुतानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयुत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अश्वानाम्: of horses
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• गवाम्: of cows
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• अयुतानि: ten-thousands (ayutas)
• अयुतानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयुत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• विंशतिम्: twenty
• विंशतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विंशति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• पुष्करेषु: at Pushkaras / in Pushkara (holy places)
• पुष्करेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्कर
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• द्विजातिभ्यः: to the twice-born (Brahmins etc.)
• द्विजातिभ्यः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विजाति
• Form: Feminine, Dative, Plural

• प्रादाम्: gave
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-दा
• Form: Aorist (simple past), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• शतसहस्रशः: by hundreds of thousands; in hundreds of thousands
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शतसहस्रशस्

Speaker

भगीरथ उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhagīratha
• Puṣkara
• dvijāti (twice-born/Brahmins)
• aśva (horses)
• go (cows)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores dāna as a pillar of dharma: a righteous ruler supports the learned and the religious order through generous gifts, especially at sacred tīrthas, thereby cultivating social welfare and spiritual merit.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhagīratha recounts his acts of large-scale gifting at the holy place Puṣkara, describing the immense quantities of horses and cows he donated to the twice-born, emphasizing the magnitude and intentionality of his charitable rites.