janmanÄ janakaḥ so 'bhÅ«d
vaidehas tu videhajaḥ
mithilo mathanÄj jÄto
mithilÄ yena nirmitÄ
janmanÄ - by birth; janakaḥ - born uncommonly, not by the usual process; saḥ - he; abhÅ«t - became; vaidehaḥ - also known as Vaideha; tu - but; videha-jaḥ - because of being born from the body of MahÄrÄja Nimi, who had left his material body; mithilaḥ - he also became known as Mithila; mathanÄt - because of being born from the churning of his father's body; jÄtaḥ - thus born; mithilÄ - the kingdom called MithilÄ; yena - by whom (Janaka); nirmitÄ - was constructed.