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CC 1.16.56

'gaṅgāra mahattva'--śloke mūla 'vidheya'



idaṁ śabde 'anuvāda'--pāche avidheya
gaṅgāra mahattva-glorification of mother Ganges; śloke-in the verse; mūla-chief; vidheya-unknown; idam-this; śabde-by the word; anuvāda-the known; pāche-at the end; avidheya-improper.
"The glorification of the Ganges [mahattvaṁ gaṅgāyāḥ] 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.