प्राचीनाः सिन्धुसौवीराः सौराष्ट्रा दक्षिणापथाः।
वङ्गाङ्गमगधा मत्स्याः समृद्धाः काशिकोसलाः॥
तत्र जातं बहुद्रव्यं धनधान्यमजाविकम्।
ततो वृणीष्व कैकेयि यद्यत्त्वं मनसेच्छसि॥
prācīnāḥ sindhu-sauvīrāḥ saurāṣṭrā dakṣiṇāpathāḥ
vaṅgāṅga-magadhā matsyāḥ samṛddhāḥ kāśi-kosalāḥ
tatra jātaṁ bahu-dravyaṁ dhana-dhānyam ajāvikam
tato vṛṇīṣva kaikeyi yad yat tvaṁ manasecchasi
prācīnāḥ = Prācīna; sindhu-sauvīrāḥ = Sindhu, Sauvīra; saurāṣṭrāḥ = Saurāṣṭra; dakṣiṇa-āpathāḥ = Dākṣiṇātya; vaṅga-aṅga-magadhāḥ = Vaṅga, Aṅga, Magadha; matsyāḥ = Matsya; samṛddhāḥ = and prosperous; kāśi-kosalāḥ = Kāśī and Kosala; tatra jātam = in the lands of; bahu-dravyam = many items; dhana-dhānyam = wealth, grains; ajāvikam = goats or sheep; tataḥ vṛṇīṣva = take; kaikeyi = Kaikeyī; yat = the; yat = that; tvam = you; manasā = from your heart; icchasi = desire.
Kaikeyī, take the many items, wealth, grains, goats or sheep that you desire from your heart in the lands of Prācīna, Sindhu, Sauvīra, Saurāṣṭra, Dākṣiṇātya, Vaṅga, Aṅga, Magadha, Matsya and prosperous Kāśi and Kosala.1
1. Sindhu, Sauvīra and Saurāṣṭra correspond to Sindh in modern Pakistan, southwest Punjab in modern Pakistan, and Saurashtra in Gujarat. Dākṣiṇātya corresponds to modern day Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka. Vaṅga and Aṅga correspond to Bengal and Odisha. Magadha is said to be in west-central Bihar. Matsya is said to be in Rajasthan. Kāśi is Benaras of today, and Kosala is the land surrounding Ayodhyā.
1 Sindhu, Sauvīra and Saurāṣṭra correspond to Sindh in modern Pakistan, southwest Punjab in modern Pakistan, and Saurashtra in Gujarat. Dākṣiṇātya corresponds to modern day Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka. Vaṅga and Aṅga correspond to Bengal and Odisha. Magadha is said to be in west-central Bihar. Matsya is said to be in Rajasthan. Kāśi is Benaras of today, and Kosala is the land surrounding Ayodhyā.