Valmiki,
The Ramayana of Valmiki — Canto XIV: Jatáyus
(1870s)
“ Three-score bright daughters sprang of old. Of these fair-waisted nymphs the great Lord Kas'yap sought and wedded eight, Aditi, Diti, Kálaká, Támrá, Danú, and Analá, And Krodhavasá swift to ire, And Manu [1] glorious as her sire. ”
Valmiki,
The Ramayana of Valmiki — Canto XIV: Jatáyus
(1870s)
“ With kine this daughter filled each mead, And bright Gandharví bore the steed. [5] Surasá bore the serpents: [6] all The snakes Kadrú their mother call. Then Manu, high-souled Kas'yap's [7] wife, To all the race of men gave life, The Bráhmans first, the Kshatriya caste, Then Vais'yas, and the S'údras last. Sprang from her mouth the Brahman race; Her chest the Kshatriyas' natal place: The Vais'yas from her thighs,'tis said, The S'údras from her feet were bred. From Analá all trees that hang Their fair fruit-laden branches sprang. ”
Valmiki,
The Ramayana of Valmiki — Canto XIV: Jatáyus
(1870s)
“ The child of beauteous S'ukí bore Vinatá, as I taught before: And Surasá and Kadrú were Born of one dame, a noble pair. Kadrú gave birth to countless snakes That roam the earth in woods and brakes. ”
