Canto 2: Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa ()Chapter 67: The Sages Request Vasiṣṭha to Coronate a son of DaśarathaText 2.67.14
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Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 67: The Sages Request Vasiṣṭha to Coronate a son of Daśaratha
Text 2.67.14
नाराजके जनपदे महायज्ञेषु यज्वनः।
ब्राह्मणा वसुसंपन्ना विसृजन्त्याप्तदक्षिणाः॥
nārājake janapade mahā-yajñeṣu yajvanaḥ
brāhmaṇā vasu-sampannā visṛjanty āpta-dakṣiṇāḥ
na = not; arājake = without a genuine king; janapade = in a place; mahā-yajñeṣu = i great sacrifices; yajvanaḥ = performing; brāhmaṇāḥ = brāhmaṇas; vasu-sampannāḥ = despite being sufficiently wealthy; visṛjanti = will distribute; āpta-dakṣiṇāḥ = gifts extensively in charity.
In a place without a genuine king, brāhmaṇas performing great sacrifices will not distribute gifts extensively in charity despite being sufficiently wealthy.