Chapter 5
नन्दो महामनास्तेभ्यो वासोऽलङ्कारगोधनम् । सूतमागधवन्दिभ्यो येऽन्ये विद्योपजीविन: ॥ १५ ॥ तैस्तै: कामैरदीनात्मा यथोचितमपूजयत् । विष्णोराराधनार्थाय स्वपुत्रस्योदयाय च ॥ १६ ॥
Transliteration
nando mahā-manās tebhyo vāso ’laṅkāra-go-dhanam sūta-māgadha-vandibhyo ye ’nye vidyopajīvinaḥtais taiḥ kāmair adīnātmā yathocitam apūjayat viṣṇor ārādhanārthāya sva-putrasyodayāya ca
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
nandaḥ — Mahārāja Nanda; mahā-manāḥ — who among the cowherd men was the greatest of all upright persons; tebhyaḥ — unto the cowherd men; vāsaḥ — clothing; alaṅkāra — ornaments; go-dhanam — and cows; sūta-māgadha-vandibhyaḥ — unto the sūtas (the professional reciters of the old histories), the māgadhas (the professional reciters of the histories of royal dynasties) and the vandīs (general singers of prayers); ye anye — as well as others; vidyā-upajīvinaḥ — who were continuing their livelihood on the basis of educational qualifications; taiḥ taiḥ — with whatever; kāmaiḥ — improvements of desire; adīna-ātmā — Mahārāja Nanda, who was so magnanimous; yathā-ucitam — as was suitable; apūjayat — worshiped them or satisfied them; viṣṇoḥ ārādhana-arthāya — for the purpose of satisfying Lord Viṣṇu; sva-putrasya — of his own child; udayāya — for the improvement in all respects; ca — and.
Translation
“The great-minded Mahārāja Nanda gave clothing, ornaments and cows in charity to the cowherd men in order to please Lord Viṣṇu, and thus he improved the condition of his own son in all respects. He distributed charity to the sūtas, the māgadhas, the vandīs, and men of all other professions, according to their educational qualifications, and satisfied everyone’s desires.”