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SB 10.70.13

Devanāgarī

संविभज्याग्रतो विप्रान् स्रक्‌ताम्बूलानुलेपनै: । सुहृद: प्रकृतीर्दारानुपायुङ्क्त तत: स्वयम् ॥ १३ ॥

Text

saṁvibhajyāgrato viprān srak-tāmbūlānulepanaiḥ suhṛdaḥ prakṛtīr dārān upāyuṅkta tataḥ svayam

Synonyms

saṁvibhajya—distributing;agrataḥ—first;viprān—to thebrāhmaṇas;srak—garlands;tāmbūla—betel nut;anulepanaiḥ—and sandalwood paste;suhṛdaḥ—to His friends;prakṛtīḥ—to His ministers;dārān—to His wives;upāyuṅkta—He partook;tataḥ—then;svayam—Himself.

Translation

After first distributing flower garlands, pān and sandalwood paste to the brāhmaṇas, He would give these gifts to His friends, ministers and wives, and finally He would partake of them Himself.

← SB 10.70.12Chapter 70SB 10.70.14