TEXT 13
janmana janakah so bhud
vaidehas tu videhajah
mithilo mathanaj jato
mithila yena nirmita
SYNONYMS
janmanaby birth; janakahborn uncommonly, not by the usual process; sahhe; abhutbecame; vaidehahalso known as Vaideha; tubut; videha-jahbecause of being born from the body of Maharaja Nimi, who had left his material body; mithilahhe also became known as Mithila; mathanatbecause of being born from the churning of his fathers body; jatahthus born; mithilathe kingdom called Mithila; yenaby whom (Janaka); nirmitawas constructed.
TRANSLATION
Because he was born in an unusual way, the son was called Janaka, and because he was born from the dead body of his father, he was known as Vaideha. Because he was born from the churning of his fathers material body, he was known as Mithila, and because he constructed a city as King Mithila, the city was called Mithila.

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