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’gangara mahattva’--sloke mula ’vidheya’
idam sabde ’anuvada’--pache avidheya
SYNONYMS
gangara mahattva—glorification of mother Ganges; sloke—in the verse; mula—chief; vidheya—unknown; idam—this; sabde—by the word; anuvada—the known; pache—at the end; avidheya—improper "The glorification of the Ganges (mahattvam gangayah) is the principal unknown subject matter in this verse, and the known subject matter is indicated by the word ’idam,’ which has been placed after the unknown.