आयतिं नियतिं चैव सुते मेरुस्तयोरदात् । ताभ्यां तयोरभवतां मृकण्ड: प्राण एव च ॥ ४४ ॥
ayatim niyatim caiva sute merus tayor adat tabhyam tayor abhavatam mrkandah prana eva ca
- ayatim
- Ayati
- niyatim
- Niyati
- ca eva
- also
- sute
- daughters
- meruh
- the sage Meru
- tayoh
- unto those two
- adat
- gave in marriage
- tabhyam
- out of them
- tayoh
- both of them
- abhavatam
- appeared
- mrkandah
- Mrkanda
- pranah
- Prana
- eva
- certainly
- ca
- and.
The sage Meru had two daughters, named Ayati and Niyati, whom he gave in charity to Dhata and Vidhata. Ayati and Niyati gave birth to two sons, Mrkanda and Prana.