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Chapter 12.200 - Verse 19

Sanskrit Text

अङ्गुष्ठादसृजद्ब्रह्मा मरीचेरपि पूर्वजम् सोऽभवद्भरतश्रेष्ठ दक्षो नाम प्रजापतिः

English Translation

From his toe, Brahmana had, even before the birth of Marichi, created a son. That son, O Bharata's chief, was Daksha, the progenitor of creatures.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

अङ्गुष्ठाद् | असृजद् | ब्रह्मा | मरीचेर् | अपि | पूर्वजम्
सो | ऽभवद् | भरत + श्रेष्ठ | दक्षो | नाम | प्रजापतिः