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Chapter 5.9 - Verse 3

Sanskrit Text

त्वष्टा प्रजापतिर्ह्यासीद्देवश्रेष्ठो महातपाः पुत्रं वै त्रिशिरसमिन्द्रद्रोहात्किलासृजत्

English Translation

There was a great devotee named Tvashtri who was the lord of all beings and the chief among gods. Out of pure wrath towards Indra, he created a son with three heads.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

त्वष्टा | प्रजापतिर् | हि + अस् | देव + श्रेष्ठ | महत् + तपस्
स | पुत्रं | वै | त्रिशिरसम् | इन्द्र + द्रोह | किल + सृज्