# SB 9.20.28
> मृगान्छुक्लदतः कृष्णान्हिरण्येन परीवृतान
> अदात्कर्मणि मष्णारे नियुतानि चतुर्दश ॥२८॥
## Text
> mṛgāñ chukla-dataḥ kṛṣṇān
> hiraṇyena parīvṛtān
> adāt karmaṇi maṣṇāre
> niyutāni caturdaśa
## Synonyms
*mṛgān*—first-class elephants; *śukla-dataḥ*—with very white tusks; *kṛṣṇān*—with black bodies; *hiraṇyena*—with gold ornaments; *parīvṛtān*—completely covered; *adāt*—give in charity; *karmaṇi*—in the sacrifice; *maṣṇāre*—by the name Maṣṇāra, or in the place known as Maṣṇāra; *niyutāni*—*lakhs* (one *lakh* equals one hundred thousand); *caturdaśa*—fourteen.
## Translation
**When Mahārāja Bharata performed the sacrifice known as Maṣṇāra [or a sacrifice in the place known as Maṣṇāra], he gave in charity fourteen lakhs of excellent elephants with white tusks and black bodies, completely covered with golden ornaments.**