तस्यां गंगेयमभवज्ज्येष्ठा हिमवतः सुता | उमा नाम द्वितीयाभूत्कन्या तस्यैव राघव || १-३५-१६
atha jyeShThaam suraaH sarve deva kaarya cikiirShayaa | shailendram varayaamaasuH gaMgaam tri patha gaam nadiim || 1-35-17
Translation
"This Ganga has emerged as an elder daughter to Himavan through Mena, oh, Raghava, and that way a girl renowned by the name Uma has become a second daughter to him. [1-35-16]
Audio Recitation
Word by word
raaghava
oh Raghava
iyam gangaa
this, Ganga
himavataH
Himavan's
jyeSThaa sutaa
as elder, daughter
tasyaam abhavat
from her [Mena,] emerged
tasya eva
to him, that way
[naamnaa
by name]
umaa naama
Uma, renowned as
dvitiiyaa kanyaa abhuut
second, daughter, \t\t\tbecame - emerged.
Chapter context
Legend of River Ganga
23 verses · Verse 16 of 23
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