Shloka 4
Adhyaya 63: Daksha’s Progeny, Kashyapa’s Offspring, and the Rishi-Vamshas that Sustain the Worlds
Devanagari script
दक्षः पुत्रसहस्राणि पञ्च सूत्यामजीजनत् तांस्तु दृष्ट्वा महाभागान् सिसृक्षुर्विविधाः प्रजाः
Transliteration
dakṣaḥ putrasahasrāṇi pañca sūtyāmajījanat tāṃstu dṛṣṭvā mahābhāgān sisṛkṣurvividhāḥ prajāḥ
Translation
ദക്ഷൻ സൂതിയിലൂടെ അഞ്ചായിരം പുത്രന്മാരെ ജനിപ്പിച്ചു. ആ മഹാഭാഗ്യ പുത്രന്മാരെ കണ്ടപ്പോൾ, അവൻ വിവിധവിധ പ്രജകളെ സൃഷ്ടിക്കാൻ ആഗ്രഹിച്ചു.
Word by Word
दक्षः (dakṣaḥ)Daksha (the Prajapati)
दक्षः (dakṣaḥ):
पुत्रसहस्राणि (putrasahasrāṇi)thousands of sons
पुत्रसहस्राणि (putrasahasrāṇi):
पञ्च (pañca)five
पञ्च (pañca):
सूत्याम् (sūtyām)in/through Suti (his consort)
सूत्याम् (sūtyām):
अजीजनत् (ajījanat)begot/produced
अजीजनत् (ajījanat):
तान् (tān)them
तान् (tān):
तु (tu)indeed
तु (tu):
दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā)having seen
दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā):
महाभागान् (mahābhāgān)greatly fortunate/noble
महाभागान् (mahābhāgān):
सिसृक्षुः (sisṛkṣuḥ)desired to create/was intent on generating
सिसृक्षुः (sisṛkṣuḥ):
विविधाः (vividhāḥ)diverse, manifold
विविधाः (vividhāḥ):
प्रजाः (prajāḥ)creatures/offspring/progeny
प्रजाः (prajāḥ):
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages at Naimisharanya)