अथ ज्येष्ठां सुरास्सर्वे देवतार्थचिकीर्षया। शैलेन्द्रं वरयामासुर्गङ्गां त्रिपथगां नदीम्।।1.35.17।।
atha jyeṣṭhāṃ surāssarve devatārthacikīrṣayā. śailendraṃ varayāmāsurgaṅgāṃ tripathagāṃ nadīm..1.35.17..
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English Translation
"Thereupon all the devatas desirous of deriving some advantage proposed that the eldest daughter of the king of mountains, Ganga, flowing in three directions be given to them."
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Word Meanings
अथ thereafter, सर्वे सुरा: all devatas, देवतार्थचिकीर्षया desirous of fulfilling some purpose of devatas, त्रिपथगाम् flowing in three directions, नदीम् river, ज्येष्ठाम् eldest daughter, गङ्गां Ganga, शैलेन्द्रम् king of mountains, वरयामासु: proposed.
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Valmiki Ramayana
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Sarga 35
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35.17