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Chapter 20: The Dynasty of Pūru

Verse 28 of 35
SB 9.20.28

मृगाञ्छुक्लदतः कृष्णान्हिरण्येन परीवृतान् अदात्कर्मणि मष्णारे नियुतानि चतुर्दश

mṛgāñ chukla-dataḥ kṛṣṇān hiraṇyena parīvṛtān adāt karmaṇi maṣṇāre niyutāni caturdaśa

Synonyms

mṛgān—first-class elephants; śukla-dataḥ—with very white tusks; kṛṣṇān—with black bodies; hiraṇyena—with gold ornaments; parīvṛtān—completely covered; adāt—give in charity; karmaṇi—in the sacrifice; maṣṇāre—by the name Maṣṇāra, or in the place known as Maṣṇāra; niyutāni—lakhs (one lakh equals one hundred thousand); caturdaśa—fourteen..

Translation

When Mahārāja Bharata performed the sacrifice known as Maṣṇāra [or a sacrifice in the place known as Maṣṇāra], he gave in charity fourteen lakhs of excellent elephants with white tusks and black bodies, completely covered with golden ornaments.

Verse 28 of 35