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Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 77 Shloka 3
Original Shloka
बास्तिकं बहु शुक्लं च गाश्चापि शतशस्तथा। दासीदासं च यानं च वेश्मानि सुमहान्ति च।।2.77.3।। ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददौ पुत्रो राज्ञस्तस्यौर्ध्वदैहिकम्।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

पुत्रः son of Dasaratha, तस्य that, राज्ञः king's, और्ध्वदैहिकम् rites pertaining to the other world, ब्राह्मणेभ्यः to brahmins, बहु many, शुक्लम् white in colour, बास्तिकम् of goats, तथा also, शतशः in hundreds, गाश्चापि even cows, दासी दासं च male and female servants, यानं च carriages, सुमहान्ति spacious, वेश्मानि च houses, ददौ gave.

English Commentary

At the time of performing the rites pertaining to the other world, Bharata bestowed on brahmins herds of white goats, cows in hundreds, male and female servants and spacious houses and carriages.