Shloka 3

Viśvāmitra-janma: Ṛcīka–Satyavatī–Gādhi and the Charu Exchange (विश्वामित्र-जन्म: ऋचीक–सत्यवती–गाधि वृत्तान्तः)

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वनें विशज्वामित्रका उपाख्यानविषयक तीसरा अध्याय पूरा हुआ,तस्य पुत्रो महानासीज्जह्लुर्नाम नरेश्वर: । दुहितृत्वमनुप्राप्ता गड़ा यस्य महात्मन: उनके पुत्र महाराज जह्लु हुए, जिन महात्मा नरेशके समीप जाकर गंगाजी पुत्रीभावको प्राप्त हुई थीं

Transliteration

tasya putro mahān āsīj jahlnur nāma nareśvaraḥ | duhitṛtvam anuprāptā gaṅgā yasya mahātmanaḥ ||

Translation

His son was the great king named Jahnu. To that noble ruler, the river Gaṅgā came to be regarded as a daughter—thus establishing a celebrated bond between the royal lineage and the sacred river.

Word by Word

तस्यof him/its

पुत्रःson

महान्great

आसीत्was

जह्लुःJahlu (name of a king)

नामby name

नर-ईश्वरःlord of men; king

दुहितृत्वम्the status of being a daughter

अनुप्राप्ताhaving attained; obtained

गङ्गाGanga (the river-goddess)

यस्यwhose

महात्मनःof the great-souled one

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Jahnu

Gaṅgā

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes