Dasakam 019 - Sloka 01
Nārāyaṇīyaṃ - Learn to Chant · Kumar Vembu
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पृथोस्तु नप्ता पृथुधर्मकर्मठ: प्राचीनबर्हिर्युवतौ शतद्रुतौ ।
प्रचेतसो नाम सुचेतस: सुता- नजीजनत्त्वत्करुणाङ्कुरानिव ॥१॥
Pṛthostu naptā pṛthudharmakarmaṭhaḥ
Prācīnabarhiryuvatau śatadrutau ।
Pracetaso nāma sucetasaḥ sutā-
Najījanattvatkaruṇāṅkurāniva ॥1॥
ப்ருதோஸ்து நப்தா ப்ருதுதர்மகர்மட:
ப்ராசீநபர்ஹிர்யுவதௌ ஶதத்ருதௌ ।
ப்ரசேதஸோ நாம ஸுசேதஸ: ஸுதா-
நஜீஜநத்த்வத்கருணாங்குராநிவ ॥1॥
पृथो:-तु नप्ताPrithu's great grand sonपृथु-धर्म-कर्मठ:intensely performing righteous deedsप्राचीनबर्हि:-named Praacheenbarhiयुवतौ शतद्रुतौthrough young Shatadrutiप्रचेतस: नामby the name of Prachetasसुचेतस: सुतान्-pure minded sons (ten)अजीजनत्-gave birth toत्वत्-करुणा-अङ्कुरान्-इवlike sprouts of Thy compassion embodied
Prithu's great grand son Praacheenbarhis, who was reputed for his undertakings for the good of the world had the young lady Shatadruti for his wife. From her, as though sprouts of Thy compassion ,ten noble minded sons were born to him known by the group name of Prachetas.