Devanagari
आयतिं नियतिं चैव सुते मेरुस्तयोरदात् ।
ताभ्यां तयोरभवतां मृकण्ड: प्राण एव च ॥ ४४ ॥
Verse text
āyatiṁ niyatiṁ caiva
sute merus tayor adāt
tābhyāṁ tayor abhavatāṁ
mṛkaṇḍaḥ prāṇa eva ca
Synonyms
āyatim
—
Āyati
;
niyatim
—
Niyati
;
ca eva
—
also
;
sute
—
daughters
;
meruḥ
—
the sage Meru
;
tayoḥ
—
unto those two
;
adāt
—
gave in marriage
;
tābhyām
—
out of them
;
tayoḥ
—
both of them
;
abhavatām
—
appeared
;
mṛkaṇḍaḥ
—
Mṛkaṇḍa
;
prāṇaḥ
—
Prāṇa
;
eva
—
certainly
;
ca
—
and.
Translation
The sage Meru had two daughters, named Āyati and Niyati, whom he gave in charity to Dhātā and Vidhātā. Āyati and Niyati gave birth to two sons, Mṛkaṇḍa and Prāṇa.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
The sage Meru gave his daughters named Āyati and Niyati to Dhātā and Vidhātā. Āyati and Niyati gave birth to two sons, Mṛkaṇḍa and Prāṇa.
The daughters were given to Dhātā and Vidhātā (tayoh).