होतुस्तद्व्यभिचारेण कन्येला नाम साभवत् । तां विलोक्य मनु: प्राह नातितुष्टमना गुरुम् ॥ १६ ॥
hotus tad-vyabhicarena kanyela nama sabhavat tam vilokya manuh praha natitustamana gurum
- hotuh
- of the priest
- tat
- of the yajna
- vyabhicarena
- by that transgression
- kanya
- a daughter
- ila
- Ila
- nama
- by the name
- sa
- that daughter
- abhavat
- was born
- tam
- unto her
- vilokya
- seeing
- manuh
- Manu
- praha
- said
- na
- not
- atitustamanah
- very much satisfied
- gurum
- unto his guru.
Manu had begun that sacrifice for the sake of getting a son, but because the priest was diverted by the request of Manu’s wife, a daughter named Ila was born. Upon seeing the daughter, Manu was not very satisfied. Thus he spoke to his guru, Vasistha, as follows.