SB 9.20.28
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 28
- 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.