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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.20.11

సద్వితీయా: కిమసృజన్ స్వతన్త్రా ఉత కర్మసు । ఆహోస్విత్సంహతా: సర్వ ఇదం స్మ సమకల్పయన్ ॥ ౧౧ ॥
sa-dvitīyāḥ kim asṛjan
[sa-dviteeyaah kim asrijan]
svatantrā uta karmasu
[svatantraa uta karmasu]
āho svit saṁhatāḥ sarva
[aaho svit samhataah sarva]
idaṁ sma samakalpayan
[idam sma samakalpayan]
sa-dvitīyāḥ — with their wives kim — whether asṛjan — created sva-tantrāḥ — remaining independent uta — or karmasu — in their actions āho svit — or else saṁhatāḥ — jointly sarve — all the Prajāpatis idam — this sma samakalpayan — produced.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sa-dvitīyāḥ kim asṛjan
sa-dvitīyāḥ
with their wives
kim
whether
asṛjan
created
svatantrā uta karmasu
sva-tantrāḥ
remaining independent
uta
or
karmasu
in their actions
āho svit saṁhatāḥ sarva
āho svit
or else
saṁhatāḥ
jointly
sarve
all the Prajāpatis
idaṁ sma samakalpayan
idam
this
sma samakalpayan
produced.
Did they evolve the creation in conjunction with their respective wives, did they remain independent in their action, or did they all jointly produce it?
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
How did they create along with their wives? Did they do this independently or together? Sadvitīyāḥ means “with their wives.” Did they do creation (karmaṣu) so without depending on others or did they do so depending on many others?
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