गङ्गा त्रिपथगा नाम दिव्या भागीरथीति च। त्रीन् पथो भावयन्तीति तस्मात् त्रिपथगा स्मृता ॥
gaṅgā tripathagā nāma divyā bhāgīrathīti ca| trīn patho bhāvayantīti tasmāt tripathagā smṛtā ||
English Meaning
And Gangā is called both Tripathagã and Bhăgirathi. And she is know as Tripathagā, is consequence of her proceeding in three directions.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)