यस्तु तत्र पुमान्सोऽभून्मनुः स्वायम्भुवः स्वराट् ।
स्त्री यासीच्छतरूपाख्या महिष्यस्य महात्मनः ॥५४॥
Text
yas tu tatra pumān so ‘bhūn
manuḥ svāyambhuvaḥ svarāṭ
strī yāsīc chatarūpākhyā
mahiṣy asya mahātmanaḥ
Synonyms
yah—one who; tu—but; tatra—there; pumān—the male; saḥ—he; abhūt—became; manuḥ—the father of mankind; svayambhuvah—of the name Svāyambhuva; sva-rāṭ—fully independent; strī—the woman; ya—one who; āsīt—there was; śatarūpā—of the name Śatarūpā; akhya—known as; mahiṣī—the queen; asya—of him; mahatmanah—the great soul. ¶
Translation
Out of them, the one who had the male form became known as the Manu named Svāyambhuva, and the woman became known as Śatarūpā, the queen of the great soul Manu. ¶