शतरूपा च या स्त्रीणामाद्या प्रकृतिरुत्तमा । सन्तानो धर्मपत्नीनां कर्दमस्य प्रजापते: ॥ १२ ॥
śatarūpā ca yā strīṇām ādyā prakṛtir uttamā santāno dharma-patnīnāṁ kardamasya prajāpateḥ
- śatarūpā
- Śatarūpā
- ca
- and
- yā
- who
- strīṇām
- of women
- ādyā
- the first
- prakṛtiḥ
- the consort
- uttamā
- best
- santānaḥ
- the progeny
- dharma-patnīnām
- of the pious wives
- kardamasya
- of the sage Kardama
- prajāpateḥ
- the progenitor
Also related are the appearance of the first woman, Śatarūpā, who was the excellent consort of Manu, and the offspring of the pious wives of Prajāpati Kardama.