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there's no equal anywhere on earth.
The generous Ganga is ours,
which other river can match her grace?
The sacred Upanishads are ours,
what scriptures else to name with them?
This sunny golden land is ours,
she's peerless, let's praise her!"
Lines 1-2: "The mighty Himavant is ours, there's no equal anywhere on earth."
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Meaning: The grand Himalaya mountains belong to us (India) , and no other mountain in the world is like them.
Lines 3-4: "The generous Ganga is ours, which other river can match her grace ?"
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Meaning: The kind, giving river Ganga is ours , and no other river is as beautiful and graceful .
Lines 5-6: "The sacred Upanishads are ours, what scriptures else to name with them?"
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Meaning: The holy Upanishads belong to us , and no other religious book can compare .
Lines 7-8: "This sunny golden land is ours, she's peerless , let's praise her!"
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Meaning: This bright, beautiful land (India) is ours ; since she has no equal , let us all praise her .
"The mighty Himavant is ours, there's no equal anywhere on earth."
(The grand Himalaya mountains belong to India, and no other mountain in the world is as great.)
"The generous Ganga is ours, which other river can match her grace?"
(The kind, giving river Ganga is ours, and no other river is as beautiful and graceful.)
"The sacred Upanishads are ours, what scriptures else to name with them?"
(The holy Upanishads belong to us, and no other religious book can compare to them.)
"This sunny golden land is ours, she's peerless, let's praise her!"
(This bright, beautiful land, India, is ours, and since she has no equal, let us praise her.)
Overall meaning: The poet proudly lists India's greatest treasures, the Himalayas, the Ganga, the Upanishads, and the golden land itself, and shows that none of them can be matched by any other country. So we should feel proud of India and honour her.
