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SB 9.18.1

Devanāgarī

श्रीशुक उवाच यतिर्ययाति: संयातिरायतिर्वियति: कृति: । षडिमे नहुषस्यासन्निन्द्रियाणीव देहिन: ॥ १ ॥

Text

śrī-śuka uvāca yatir yayātiḥ saṁyātir āyatir viyatiḥ kṛtiḥ ṣaḍ ime nahuṣasyāsann indriyāṇīva dehinaḥ

Synonyms

śrī-śukaḥuvāca—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said;yatiḥ—Yati;yayātiḥ—Yayāti;saṁyātiḥ—Saṁyāti;āyatiḥ—Āyati;viyatiḥ—Viyati;kṛtiḥ—Kṛti;ṣaṭ—six;ime—all of them;nahuṣasya—of King Nahuṣa;āsan—were;indriyāṇi—the (six) senses;iva—like;dehinaḥ—of an embodied soul.

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King Parīkṣit, as the embodied soul has six senses, King Nahuṣa had six sons, named Yati, Yayāti, Saṁyāti, Āyati, Viyati and Kṛti.

Chapter 18SB 9.18.2