एते क्षेत्रप्रसूता वै पुनस्त्वाङ्गिरसा: स्मृता: । रथीतराणां प्रवरा: क्षेत्रोपेता द्विजातय: ॥ ३ ॥
ete ksetra-prasuta vai punas tv angirasah smrtah rathitaranam pravarah ksetropeta dvi-jatayah
- ete
- the sons begotten by Angira
- ksetra-prasutah
- became the children of Rathitara and belonged to his family (because they were born from the womb of his wife)
- vai
- indeed
- punah
- again
- tu
- but
- angirasah
- of the dynasty of Angira
- smrtah
- they were called
- rathitaranam
- of all the sons of Rathitara
- pravarah
- the chief
- ksetra-upetah
- because of being born of the ksetra (field)
- dvi-jatayah
- called brahmana (being a mixture of brahmana and ksatriya)
Having been born from the womb of Rathitara’s wife, all these sons were known as the dynasty of Rathitara, but because they were born from the semen of Angira, they were also known as the dynasty of Angira. Among all the progeny of Rathitara, these sons were the most prominent because, owing to their birth, they were considered brahmanas.