Shloka 22

गङ्गाजन्मवर्णनम् / The Origin of the Ganga

Tripathagā Narrative

Devanagari script

एते ते शैलराजस्य सुते लोकनमस्कृते।गङ्गा च सरितां श्रेष्ठा उमादेवी च राघव।।1.35.22।।

Transliteration

ete te śailarājasya sute lokanamaskṛte |

gaṅgā ca saritāṃ śreṣṭhā umādevī ca rāghava || 1.35.22 ||

Translation

အို ရာဃဝါ၊ ဤနှစ်ပါးသည် တောင်မင်း (ဟိမဝန်) ၏ သမီးတော်များဖြစ်၍ လောကတစ်လောကလုံးက ဂုဏ်ပြုနမസ്കာရ ပြုကြသည်။ မြစ်တို့အနက် အမြတ်ဆုံးသော ဂင်္ဂါမြစ်နှင့် ဒေဝီ ဥမာ တို့ပင် ဖြစ်သည်။

Word by Word

• ete: these two
• ete: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; सर्वनाम (refers to two daughters)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-रूपसाम्य (context: ‘to you’), चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• śaila-rājasya: of the mountain-king
• śaila-rājasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaila + rāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: शैलानां राजा

• sute: two daughters
• sute: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate-noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sutā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन

• loka-namaskṛte: worshipped by the world
• loka-namaskṛte: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: loka + namaskṛta (प्रातिपदिक; क्त from √kṛ)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; तत्पुरुष: लोकेन नमस्कृते; क्त-कृदन्त

• gaṅgā: Gaṅgā
• gaṅgā: Karta (कर्ता/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṅgā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• saritām: of rivers / among rivers
• saritām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Partitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarit (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; ‘among rivers’ (partitive genitive)

• śreṣṭhā: best
• śreṣṭhā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies gaṅgā)

• umā-devī: the goddess Umā
• umā-devī: Karta (कर्ता/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: umā + devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: उमा एव देवी

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• rāghava: O Rāghava
• rāghava: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

Context

The divine Ganga, daughter of Himavan, beautiful and sinless, carrying a large volume of water ascended the heavens".ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē bālakāṇḍē pañcatriṅśassarga:৷৷Thus ends the thirtyfifth sarga of Balakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Himavān (Śailarāja)
• Gaṅgā
• Rāma (Rāghava)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma as reverence for the sacred: recognizing and honoring what uplifts and purifies society (Gaṅgā, Umā).

What is the narrative situation?

Viśvāmitra summarizes Himavān’s two renowned daughters for Rāma within the Gaṅgā origin account.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Respectful remembrance of sacred beings and acknowledgment of their world-benefiting roles.