हिरण्यं गां महीं ग्रामान् हस्त्यश्वान्नृपतिर्वरान् । प्रादात्स्वन्नं च विप्रेभ्य: प्रजातीर्थे स तीर्थवित् ॥ १४ ॥
hiranyam gam mahim graman hasty-asvan nrpatir varan pradat svannam ca viprebhyah praja-tirthe sa tirthavit
- hiranyam
- gold
- gam
- cows
- mahim
- land
- graman
- villages
- hasti
- elephants
- asvan
- horses
- nrpatih
- the King
- varan
- rewards
- pradat
- gave in charity
- su-annam
- good food grains
- ca
- and
- viprebhyah
- unto the brahmanas
- praja-tirthe
- on the occasion of giving in charity on the birthday of a son
- sah
- he
- tirtha-vit
- one who knows how, when and where charity is to be given.
Upon the birth of a son, the King, who knew how, where and when charity should be given, gave gold, land, villages, elephants, horses and good food grains to the brahmanas.