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Shloka 11

Tapas-śreṣṭhatā: Anāśana as the Highest Austerity

Bhagīratha–Brahmā Saṃvāda

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

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

Bhagīratha nói: “Tại thánh địa Puṣkara, ta đã ban thí cho các bậc ‘nhị sinh’ vô cùng dồi dào—mười ayuta ngựa và hai mươi goḍayuta bò—lại còn bố thí hết lần này đến lần khác, đến hàng trăm nghìn.”

दशten
दश:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदश
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
अयुतानिten-thousands (ayutas)
अयुतानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअयुत
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अश्वानाम्of horses
अश्वानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
गवाम्of cows
गवाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootगो
FormFeminine, Genitive, Plural
अयुतानिten-thousands (ayutas)
अयुतानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअयुत
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
विंशतिम्twenty
विंशतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविंशति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
पुष्करेषुat Pushkaras / in Pushkara (holy places)
पुष्करेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपुष्कर
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
द्विजातिभ्यःto the twice-born (Brahmins etc.)
द्विजातिभ्यः:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootद्विजाति
FormFeminine, Dative, Plural
प्रादाम्gave
प्रादाम्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-दा
FormAorist (simple past), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada
शतसहस्रशःby hundreds of thousands; in hundreds of thousands
शतसहस्रशः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशतसहस्रशस्

भगीरथ उवाच

B
Bhagīratha
P
Puṣkara
D
dvijāti (twice-born/Brahmins)
A
aśva (horses)
G
go (cows)

Educational Q&A

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.

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.