Devanagari
तत्र श्रद्धा मनो: पत्नी होतारं समयाचत ।
दुहित्रर्थमुपागम्य प्रणिपत्य पयोव्रता ॥ १४ ॥
Verse text
tatra śraddhā manoḥ patnī
hotāraṁ samayācata
duhitrartham upāgamya
praṇipatya payovratā
Synonyms
tatra
—
in that sacrifice
;
śraddhā
—
Śraddhā
;
manoḥ
—
of Manu
;
patnī
—
the wife
;
hotāram
—
to the priest performing the yajṣa
;
samayācata
—
begged properly
;
duhitṛ-artham
—
for a daughter
;
upāgamya
—
coming near
;
praṇipatya
—
offering obeisances
;
payaḥ-vratā
—
who was observing the vow of drinking only milk.
Translation
During that sacrifice, Śraddhā, Manu’s wife, who was observing the vow of subsisting only by drinking milk, approached the priest offering the sacrifice, offered obeisances to him and begged for a daughter.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
During that sacrifice, Śraddhā, Manu's wife, who was observing the vow of subsisting only by drinking milk, approached the priest offering the sacrifice, offered obeisances to him and begged for a daughter.
Please perform a sacrifice so that I get a daughter.