सहयज्ञाः प्रजाः सृष्ट्वा पुरोवाच प्रजापतिः |
अनेन प्रसविष्यध्वमेष वोऽस्त्विष्टकामधुक् ||३-१०||
sahayajñāḥ prajāḥ sṛṣṭvā purovāca prajāpatiḥ .
anena prasaviṣyadhvameṣa vo.astviṣṭakāmadhuk ||3-10||
Hindi Translation
।।3.10।। प्रजापति (सृष्टिकर्त्ता) ने (सृष्टि के) आदि में यज्ञ सहित प्रजा का निर्माण कर कहा इस यज्ञ द्वारा तुम वृद्धि को प्राप्त हो और यह यज्ञ तुम्हारे लिये इच्छित कामनाओं को पूर्ण करने वाला (इष्टकामधुक्) होवे।।
English Translation
"3.10 The Creator, having in the beginning (of creation) created mankind together with sacrifice, said, "By this shall ye propagate; let this be the milch cow of your desires (the cow which yields all the desired objects).""
Word Meanings
3.10 सहयज्ञाः together with sacrifice? प्रजाः mankind? सृष्ट्वा having created? पुरा in the beginning? उवाच said? प्रजापतिः Prajapati? अनेन by this? प्रसविष्यध्वम् shall ye propagate? एषः this? वः your? अस्तु let be? इष्टकामधुक् milch cow of desires.Commentary Prajapati is the Creator or Brahma. Kamadhuk is another name for the cow Kamadhenu. Kamadhenu is the cow of Indra from which everyone can milk whatever one desires. (Cf.VIII.4IX.2427X.25).
Source
Srimad Bhagavad Gita
Chapter
Karma Yoga
Verse
3.10