अश्वमेधशतैरिष्ट्वा तथा बहुसुवर्णकै: ।।1.1.94।। गवां कोट्ययुतं दत्वा ब्रह्मलोकं प्रयास्यति । असंख्येयं धनं दत्वा ब्राह्मणेभ्यो महायशा: ।।1.1.95।।
Meaning
Renowned for his greatness, Rama would perform a hundred horse-sacrifices and lavish ceremonies of gold, give away countless cattle and wealth beyond counting to the learned, and in the end attain the world of Brahma.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| aśvamedhaśataiḥ | अश्वमेधशतैः | with hundreds of horse-sacrifices | Instrumental plural |
| iṣṭvā | इष्ट्वा | having performed (a sacrifice) | Absolutive (gerund) |
| tathā | तथा | and likewise | Adverb |
| bahusuvarṇakaiḥ | बहुसुवर्णकैः | with many lavish gifts of gold | Instrumental plural |
| gavāṃ koṭyayutam | गवां कोट्ययुतम् | ten million cows (an immense multitude) | Genitive + accusative object |
| datvā | दत्वा | having given | Absolutive (gerund) |
| brahmalokaṃ | ब्रह्मलोकं | the world of Brahma | Accusative singular -- object of prayaasyati |
| prayāsyati | प्रयास्यति | will go to / attain | Future tense verb |
| asaṃkhyeyaṃ dhanaṃ | असंख्येयं धनं | uncountable wealth | Accusative singular |
| brāhmaṇebhyo | ब्राह्मणेभ्यो | to the Brahmins | Dative plural |
| mahāyaśāḥ | महायशाः | of great fame (Rama) | Nominative singular -- epithet |
Scholar commentary
Shloka 1.1.94-95
IIT Kanpur English Commentary
Modern synthesis of traditional Sanskrit commentaries (Desiraju Hanumanta Rao & K.M.K. Murthy)
(Commentary on Rama's future rule spans shlokas 90-97 -- see the fuller note under shloka 97.)
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Shloka 1.1.95
IIT Kanpur English Commentary
Modern synthesis of traditional Sanskrit commentaries (Desiraju Hanumanta Rao & K.M.K. Murthy)
(Commentary on Rama's future rule spans shlokas 90-97 -- see the fuller note under shloka 97.)
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.1.94-95 · Bāla Kāṇḍa