Devanagari
मैत्रेय उवाच
यदा स्वभार्यया सार्धं जात: स्वायम्भुवो मनु: ।
प्राञ्जलि: प्रणतश्चेदं वेदगर्भमभाषत ॥ ६ ॥
Verse text
maitreya uvāca
yadā sva-bhāryayā sārdhaṁ
jātaḥ svāyambhuvo manuḥ
prāñjaliḥ praṇataś cedaṁ
veda-garbham abhāṣata
Synonyms
maitreyaḥ uvāca
—
Maitreya said
;
yadā
—
when
;
sva-bhāryayā
—
along with his wife
;
sārdham
—
accompanied by
;
jātaḥ
—
appeared
;
svāyambhuvaḥ
—
Svāyambhuva Manu
;
manuḥ
—
the father of mankind
;
prāñjaliḥ
—
with folded hands
;
praṇataḥ
—
in obeisances
;
ca
—
also
;
idam
—
this
;
veda-garbham
—
unto the reservoir of Vedic wisdom
;
abhāṣata
—
addressed.
Translation
The sage Maitreya said to Vidura: After his appearance, Manu, the father of mankind, along with his wife, thus addressed the reservoir of Vedic wisdom, Brahmā, with obeisances and folded hands.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Maitreya said: After Manu appeared along with his wife, folding his hands and offering respects, he spoke to Brahmā, the source of the Vedas.