आयतिं नियतिं चैव सुते मेरुस्तयोरदात् ।
ताभ्यां तयोरभवतां मृकण्डः प्राण एव च ॥ ४४ ॥
ayatim-Ayati; niyatim-Niyati; ca eva-also; sute-daughters; meruh-the sage Meru; tayoh-unto those two; adat-gave in marriage; tabhyam-out of them; tayoh-both of them; abhavatam-appeared; mrkandah-Mrkanda; pranah-Prana; eva-certainly; ca-and.
The sage Meru had two daughters, named Ayati and Niyati, whom he gave in charity to Dhata and Vidhata. They gave birth to two sons, Mrkanda and Prana.