SB 3.12.54 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

यस्तु तत्र पुमान् सोऽभून्मनु: स्वायम्भुव: स्वराट् । स्त्री याऽसीच्छतरूपाख्या महिष्यस्य महात्मन: ॥ ५४ ॥

Verse text

yas tu tatra pumān so ’bhūn manuḥ svāyambhuvaḥ svarāṭ strī yāsīc chatarūpākhyā mahiṣy asya mahātmanaḥ

Synonyms

yaḥ — one who ; tu — but ; tatra — there ; pumān — the male ; saḥ — he ; abhūt — became ; manuḥ — the father of mankind ; svāyambhuvaḥ — of the name Svāyambhuva ; sva — rāṭ — fully independent ; strī — the woman ; yā — one who ; āsīt — there was ; śatarūpā — of the name Śatarūpā ; ākhyā — known as ; mahiṣī — the queen ; asya — of him ; mahātmanaḥ — the great soul .

Translation

Out of them, the one who had the male form became known as the Manu named Svāyambhuva, and the woman became known as Śatarūpā, the queen of the great soul Manu.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

The male form became known as the independent ruler Svāyambhuva Manu and the woman became know as Śatarūpā, the queen of that great soul.