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ŚB 10.5.3

Devanagari

धेनूनां नियुते प्रादाद् विप्रेभ्य: समलङ्कृते ।
तिलाद्रीन्सप्त रत्नौघशातकौम्भाम्बरावृतान् ॥ ३ ॥

Text

dhenūnāṁ niyute prādād
viprebhyaḥ samalaṅkṛte
tilādrīn sapta ratnaugha-
śātakaumbhāmbarāvṛtān

Synonyms

dhenūnām — of milk-giving cows; niyute — two million; prādāt — gave in charity; viprebhyaḥ — unto the brāhmaṇas; samalaṅkṛte — completely decorated; tila-adrīn — hills of grain; sapta — seven; ratna-ogha-śāta-kaumbha-ambara-āvṛtān — covered with jewels and cloth embroidered with gold.

Translation

Nanda Mahārāja gave two million cows, completely decorated with cloth and jewels, in charity to the brāhmaṇas. He also gave them seven hills of grain, covered with jewels and with cloth decorated with golden embroidery.