तौ प्रयातौ महावीर्यौ दिव्यां त्रिपथगां नदीम्। ददृशाते ततस्तत्र सरय्वास्सङ्गमे शुभे।।1.23.5।।
Meaning
As they journeyed on, those two greatly valorous ones beheld the divine, three-course river at its auspicious confluence with the Sarayu.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tau prayātau mahā-vīryau | तौ प्रयातौ महा-वीर्यौ | those two of great might, having set out | Nominative dual |
| divyām tri-pathagām nadīm | दिव्याम् त्रि-पथगाम् नदीम् | the divine river that flows in three paths (Ganga) | Accusative singular |
| dadṛśāte tataḥ tatra | ददृशाते ततः तत्र | then saw there | Verb (perfect, middle, dual) |
| sarayvāḥ saṃgame śubhe | सरय्वाः संगमे शुभे | at the auspicious confluence with the Sarayu | Locative singular |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source explains 'the divine river that courses in three ways' as Ganga's traditional three courses -- through the heavens, on earth, and into the netherworld -- with the story of Ganga's descent to earth narrated later in this same Bala Kanda.
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.23.5 · Bāla Kāṇḍa