ततः शीरध्वजो जज्ञे यज्ञार्थं कर्षतो महीम् सीता शीराग्रतो जाता तस्मात्शीरध्वजः स्मृतः
tataḥ śīradhvajo jajñe yajñārthaṁ karṣato mahīm sītā śīrāgrato jātā tasmāt śīradhvajaḥ smṛtaḥ
Synonyms
tataḥ—from Hrasvaromā; śīradhvajaḥ—a son named Śīradhvaja; jajñe—was born; yajña-artham—for performing sacrifices; karṣataḥ—while plowing the field; mahīm—the earth; sītā—mother Sītā, the wife of Lord Rāmacandra; śīra-agrataḥ—from the front portion of the plow; jātā—was born; tasmāt—therefore; śīradhvajaḥ—was known as Śīradhvaja; smṛtaḥ—celebrated..
Translation
From Hrasvaromā came a son named Śīradhvaja [also called Janaka]. When Śīradhvaja was plowing a field, from the front of his plow [śīra] appeared a daughter named Sītādevī, who later became the wife of Lord Rāmacandra. Thus he was known as Śīradhvaja.