Canto 2: Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa ()Chapter 77: Bharata and Śatrughna Lament About Daśaratha’s DepartureText 2.77.2
Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 77: Bharata and Śatrughna Lament About Daśaratha’s Departure
Text 2.77.2
ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददौ रत्नं धनमन्नं च पुष्कलम्।
वासांसि च महार्हाणि रत्नानि विविधानि च॥
brāhmaṇebhyo dadau ratnaṁ dhanam annaṁ ca puṣkalam
vāsāṁsi ca mahārhāṇi ratnāni vividhāni ca
brāhmaṇebhyaḥ = to brāhmaṇas; dadau = He gave in charity; ratnam = jewels; dhanam = wealth; annam ca = grains; puṣkalam = abundant; vāsāṁsi ca = clothes; mahā-arhāṇi = greatly valuable; ratnāni = of gems; vividhāni = varieties; ca = and.
He gave jewels, wealth, abundant grains, greatly valuable clothes and varieties of gems to brāhmaṇas in charity.