मन्दाकिन्यास्तु यदिदं रूपमेवं मनोहरम्।स्थाने जगति विख्याता गुणास्तस्या मनोरमाः।।।।
mandākinyās tu yad idaṃ rūpam evaṃ manoharam |
sthāne jagati vikhyātā guṇās tasyā manoramāḥ ||
ຖ້າແມ່ນ້ຳມັນດາກິນີມີຄວາມງາມອັນຊວນໃຈຫຼົງໄດ້ເຖິງປານນີ້ ກໍຖືກຕ້ອງແລ້ວທີ່ຄຸນຄ່າອັນນ່າຮັກຂອງນາງຈະໂດງດັງໄປທົ່ວໂລກ.
'Only Ganga, like Pampa, has such captivating charm. Its beauty and virtues are famous in the world.
Speaking truthfully in praise (satya) and recognizing excellence as ‘rightly famed’ reflects dharma of fair acknowledgment and reverence for sacred places.
Rāma compares or recalls the famed beauty of the Mandākinī while describing the landscape to Lakṣmaṇa.
Reverence and discernment—valuing what is truly worthy of praise.