अहो अनात्म्यं महदस्य पश्यत प्रजापतेर्यस्य चराचरं प्रजा: । जहावसून् यद्विमतात्मजा सती मनस्विनी मानमभीक्ष्णमर्हति ॥ २९ ॥
aho anatmyam mahad asya pasyata prajapater yasya caracaram prajah jahav asun yad-vimatatmaja sati manasvini manam abhiksnam arhati
- aho
- oh
- anatmyam
- neglect
- mahat
- great
- asya
- of Daksa
- pasyata
- just see
- prajapateh
- of the Prajapati
- yasya
- of whom
- cara-acaram
- all living entities
- prajah
- offspring
- jahau
- gave up
- asun
- her body
- yat
- by whom
- vimata
- disrespected
- atma-ja
- his own daughter
- sati
- Sati
- manasvini
- voluntarily
- manam
- respect
- abhiksnam
- repeatedly
- arhati
- deserved.
It was astonishing that Daksa, who was Prajapati, the maintainer of all living entities, was so disrespectful to his own daughter, Sati, who was not only chaste but was also a great soul, that she gave up her body because of his neglect.