TEXT 45
tasyosnig asil lomabhyo
gayatri ca tvaco vibhoh
tristum mamsat snuto nustub
jagaty asthnah prajapateh
SYNONYMS
tasyahis; usnikone of the Vedic meters; asitgenerated; lomabhyahfrom the hairs on the body; gayatrithe principal Vedic hymn; caalso; tvacahfrom the skin; vibhohof the Lord; tristupa particular type of poetic meter; mamsatfrom the flesh; snutahfrom the sinews; anustupanother type of poetic meter; jagatianother type of poetic meter; asthnahfrom the bones; prajapatehof the father of the living entities.
TRANSLATION
Thereafter the art of literary expression, usnik, was generated from the hairs on the body of the almighty Prajapati. The principal Vedic hymn, gayatri, was generated from the skin, tristup from the flesh, anustup from the veins, and jagati from the bones of the lord of the living entities.

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