yāvatyaḥ sikatā bhūmer

yāvatyo divi tārakāḥ

yāvatyo varṣa-dhārāś ca

tāvatīr adadaḿ sma gāḥ

yavatyah -- as many; sikatah -- grains of sand; bhumeh -- belonging to the earth; yavatyah -- as many; divi -- in the sky; tarakah -- stars; yavatyah -- as many; varsha -- of a rainfall; dharah -- drops; ca -- and; tavatih -- that many; adadam -- I gave; sma -- indeed; gah -- cows.


Texto

I gave in charity as many cows as there are grains of sand on the earth, stars in the heavens, or drops in a rain shower.

Significado

The idea here is that the King gave innumerable cows in charity.