Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 3: The Status Quo

Chapter 21: Conversation Between Manu and Kardama. Text 29

या त आत्मभृतं वीर्यं नवधा प्रसविष्यति ।
वीर्ये त्वदीये ऋषय आधास्यन्त्यञ्जसात्मनः ॥२९॥

yÄ ta Ätma-bhá¹›taá¹ vÄ«ryaá¹
navadhÄ prasaviá¹£yati
vīrye tvadīye ṛṣaya
ÄdhÄsyanty añjasÄtmanaḥ

 yÄ - she; te - by you; Ätma-bhá¹›tam - sown in her; vÄ«ryam - the seed; nava-dhÄ - nine daughters; prasaviá¹£yati - will bring forth; vÄ«rye tvadÄ«ye - in the daughters begotten by you; á¹›á¹£ayaḥ - the sages; ÄdhÄsyanti - will beget; añjasÄ - in total; Ätmanaḥ - children.


Text

She will bring forth nine daughters from the seed sown in her by you, and through the daughters you beget, the sages will duly beget children.

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