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| Canto 9: Liberation | Chapter 20: The Dynasty of Puru |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 9.20.28
SYNONYMS
mrigan -- first-class elephants; sukla-datah -- with very white tusks; krishnan -- with black bodies; hiranyena -- with gold ornaments; parivritan -- completely covered; adat -- give in charity; karmani -- in the sacrifice; mashnare -- by the name Mashnara, or in the place known as Mashnara; niyutani -- lakhs (one lakh equals one hundred thousand); caturdasa -- fourteen.
TRANSLATION
When Maharaja Bharata performed the sacrifice known as Mashnara [or a sacrifice in the place known as Mashnara], he gave in charity fourteen lakhs of excellent elephants with white tusks and black bodies, completely covered with golden ornaments.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness