1.4.3

He was not at all happy. Therefore people (still) are not happy when alone. He desired a mate. He became as big as man and wife embracing each other. He parted this very body into two. From that came husband and wife. Therefore, said Yājñavalkya, this (body) is one-half of oneself, like one of the two hálves of a split pea. Therefore this space is indeed filled by the wife. He was united with her. From that men were born.


  • sa —

    स
  • va —

    व
  • naiva —

    नैव
  • reme —

    रेमे
  • tasmādekākī —

    तस्मादेकाकी
  • na —

    न
  • ramate —

    रमते
  • sa —

    स
  • dvitīyamaicchat —

    द्वितीयमैच्छत्
  • sa —

    स
  • haitāvānāsa —

    हैतावानास
  • yathā —

    यथा
  • strīpumāṃsau —

    स्त्रीपुमांसौ
  • sampariṣvaktau —

    सम्परिष्वक्तौ
  • sa —

    स
  • imamevātmānaṃ —

    इममेवात्मानं
  • dvedhāpātayat —

    द्वेधापातयत्
  • tataḥ —

    ततः
  • patiśca —

    पतिश्च
  • patnī —

    पत्नी
  • cābhavatām —

    चाभवताम्
  • tasmātidamardhabṛgalamiva —

    तस्मातिदमर्धबृगलमिव
  • svaḥ —

    स्वः
  • iti —

    इति
  • ha —

    ह
  • smāha —

    स्माह
  • yājñavalkyaḥ —

    याज्ञवल्क्यः
  • tasmādayamākāśaḥ —

    तस्मादयमाकाशः
  • striyā —

    स्त्रिया
  • pūryata —

    पूर्यत
  • eva —

    एव
  • tāṃ —

    तां
  • samabhavat —

    समभवत्
  • tato —

    ततो
  • manuṣyā —

    मनुष्या
  • ajāyanta —

    अजायन्त