या मेरुदुहिता राम तयोर्माता सुमध्यमा | नाम्ना मेना मनोज्ञा वै पत्नी हिमवतः प्रिया || १-३५-१५
tasyaam gaMga iyam abhavat jyeShThaa himavataH sutaa | umaa naama dvitiiyaa abhuut kanyaa tasya eva raaghava || 1-35-16
Translation
"The slender-waisted and fascinating daughter of Mt. Meru, oh, Rama, renowned by her name Mena, is the dear wife of Himavan and the mother of those two daughters, indeed. [1-35-15]
Word by word
raama
oh Rama
naamnaa menaa [naama]
by name, Mena, [she who is renowned like that]
yaa meruduhitaa
she who is, Mt. Meru's daughter
sumadhyamaa
to that \t\t\tslender-waisted one
manoj~naa
fascinating one
himavataH \t\t\tpatnii priyaa
Himavan's dear wife
tayoH maataa vai
their, mother, indeed.
Chapter context
Legend of River Ganga
23 verses · Verse 15 of 23
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