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Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 15 Shloka 6
Original Shloka
गङ्गायमुनयोःपुण्यात्सङ्गमादाहृतं जलम्।।2.15.5।। याश्चान्या स्सरितः पुण्या ह्रदाः कूपा स्सरांसि च। प्राग्वाहाश्चोर्ध्ववाहाश्च तिर्यग्वाहा स्समाहिताः।।2.15.6।। ताभ्यश्चैवाहृतं तोयं समुद्रेभ्यश्च सर्वशः।
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English Translation

पुण्यात् from sacred, गङ्गायमुनयो: सङ्गमात् from the confluence of Ganga and Yamuna, पुण्या: holy, अन्या: other, या:सरित: streams, ह्रदा: ponds, कूपा: wells, सरांसि च lakes as well, आहृतम् brought, जलम् water, प्राग्वाहा: flowing eastwards, ऊर्ध्ववाहा: flowing upwards, तिर्यग्वाहा: flowing zigzag, समाहिता: joined together, ताभ्य: च from them also, सर्वश: from all directions, समुद्रेभ्य: from all seas, आहृतम् has been collected, तोयम् water.

English Commentary

Water had been fetched from the sacred confluence of Ganga and Yamuna, from other holy streams, wells, ponds and lakes, from rivers flowing eastward, westward, and zigzag, from rivers from all directions joined together. And from all the seas.