Shloka 15

गङ्गाजन्मवर्णनम् / The Origin of the Ganga

Tripathagā Narrative

Devanagari script

या मेरुदुहिता राम तयोर्माता सुमध्यमा।नाम्ना मनोरमा नाम पत्नी हिमवत: प्रिया।।1.35.15।।

Transliteration

yā meruduhitā rāma tayor mātā sumadhyamā | nāmnā manoramā nāma patnī himavataḥ priyā ||

Translation

“罗摩啊，她们的母亲腰肢纤细，是须弥（Meru）之女；她是喜马梵（Himavān）所钟爱的妻子，名号为摩诺罗摩（Manoramā）。”

Word by Word

• yā: she who
• yā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम

• meru-duhitā: daughter of Meru
• meru-duhitā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: meru + duhitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी): मेरॊः दुहिता

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

• tayoḥ: of those two
• tayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन; सर्वनाम (for the two daughters)

• mātā: mother
• mātā: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate-noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• sumadhyamā: slender-waisted
• sumadhyamā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + madhyama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: सु-मध्यमा (beautiful-waisted)

• nāmnā: by name
• nāmnā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• manoramā: Manoramā
• manoramā: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate-name)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manoramā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (proper noun)

• nāma: called
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Name-marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-शब्दः (particle)

• patnī: wife
• patnī: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate-noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: patnī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• himavataḥ: of Himavān
• himavataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: himavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• priyā: beloved
• priyā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies patnī)

Context

"O Rama! the great mountain named Himavan is a treasure-trove of ores. He is the king of mountains. He had two daughters, unrivalled in beauty in this world.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Rāma
• Himavān
• Meru

FAQs

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

Dharma is reinforced through honoring origins and relationships: the narrative treats lineage as meaningful, grounding sacred phenomena in a web of duties and rightful connections.

What is the narrative situation?

Viśvāmitra identifies the mother of Himavān’s two daughters as Manoramā, daughter of Meru.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Respect for tradition and accurate remembrance (satya in narration) is emphasized through precise genealogical detail.