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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.1.42

చిత్తిస్త్వథర్వణ: పత్నీ లేభే పుత్రం ధృతవ్రతమ్ । దధ్యఞ్చమశ్వశిరసం భృగోర్వంశం నిబోధ మే ॥ ౪౨ ॥
cittis tv atharvaṇaḥ patnī
[chittis tv atharvanah patnee]
lebhe putraṁ dhṛta-vratam
[lebhe putram dhrita-vratam]
dadhyaṣcam aśvaśirasaṁ
[dadhyashcham ashvashirasam]
bhṛgor vaṁśaṁ nibodha me
[bhrigor vamsham nibodha me]
cittiḥ — Citti tu — also atharvaṇaḥ — of Atharvā patnī — wife lebhe — got putram — son dhṛta-vratam — completely dedicated to a vow dadhyaṣcam — Dadhyaṣca aśvaśirasam — Aśvaśirā bhṛgoḥ vaṁśam — generations of Bhṛgu nibodha — try to understand me — from me.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
cittis tv atharvaṇaḥ patnī
cittiḥ
Citti
tu
also
atharvaṇaḥ
of Atharvā
patnī
wife
lebhe putraṁ dhṛta-vratam
lebhe
got
putram
son
dhṛta-vratam
completely dedicated to a vow
dadhyaṣcam aśvaśirasaṁ
dadhyaṣcam
Dadhyaṣca
aśvaśirasam
Aśvaśirā
bhṛgor vaṁśaṁ nibodha me
bhṛgoḥ vaṁśam
generations of Bhṛgu
nibodha
try to understand
me
from me.
Citti, wife of the sage Atharvā, gave birth to a son named Aśvaśirā by accepting a great vow called Dadhyaṣca. Now you may hear from me about the descendants of the sage Bhṛgu.

The wife of Atharvā, known as Citti, is also known as Śānti. She was the eighth daughter of Kardama Muni.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Citti, wife of the sage Atharvā, gave birth to a son named Dadhyaṣca, firm in vows, having a horse’s head. Now you may hear from me about the descendants of the sage Bhṛgu.
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