Shloka 44.5Unverified draft
इयं च दुहिता ज्येष्ठा तव गङ्गा भविष्यति । त्वत्कृतेन च नाम्नाऽथ लोके स्थास्यति विश्रुता।।1.44.5।।
Meaning
This Ganga will become your eldest daughter, and through your deed she will remain renowned by that name in the world.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| iyam ca duhitā jyeṣṭhā | इयम् च दुहिता ज्येष्ठा | and this eldest daughter | Nominative singular (x3) |
| tava gaṅgā bhaviṣyati | तव गङ्गा भविष्यति | this Ganga shall be yours | Genitive / Nominative / Verb (future) |
| tvat-kṛtena ca nāmnā | त्वत्-कृतेन च नाम्ना | and by the name given by you | Instrumental / Instrumental |
| atha loke sthāsyati viśrutā | अथ लोके स्थास्यति विश्रुता | then she shall remain in the world, renowned | Adverbial / Locative / Verb (future) / Nominative |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source notes an alternate phrasing of this naming: 'by your fatherhood she will be called Bhaageerathi, and your name becomes her surname' -- framing the honor as fatherhood rather than simple renown.
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.44.5 · Bāla Kāṇḍa