Bhagavad Gita · 3.10
॥
Devanāgarī
सहयज्ञाः प्रजाः सृष्ट्वा पुरोवाच प्रजापतिः ।
अनेन प्रसविष्यध्वमेष वोऽस्त्विष्टकामधुक् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sahayajñāḥ prajāḥ sṛṣṭvā purovāca prajāpatiḥ |
anena prasaviṣyadhvam eṣa vo 'stv iṣṭakāmadhuk ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
सहयज्ञाःsaha-yajñāḥtogether with yajñas (sacrifices).
प्रजाःprajāḥliving beings, offspring.
सृष्ट्वाsṛṣṭvāhaving created.
पुराpurāin the beginning, in ancient times.
उवाचuvācasaid.
प्रजापतिःprajāpatiḥPrajāpati (the Lord of creation, Brahmā).
अनेनanenaby this [sacrifice].
प्रसविष्यध्वम्prasaviṣyadhvamprosper, multiply.
एषःeṣaḥthis [sacrifice].
वःvaḥfor you.
अस्तुastumay it be.
इष्टकामधुक्iṣṭa-kāma-dhukthat which yields (dhuk) all that is desired (iṣṭa-kāma), the wish-fulfilling cow.
Translation
“At the beginning of creation, the Lord of all beings [Brahmā], having created generations of men and demigods together with sacrifices, told them: ‘Prosper through this yajña! May it be for you a cow that yields all your desires.’”
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