Manusmriti
त्रिभ्य एव तु वेदेभ्यः पादं पादमदूदुहत् । तदित्यर्चोऽस्याः सावित्र्याः परमेष्ठी प्रजापतिः ॥ ७७ ॥
Moreover from the three Vedas Pragapati, who dwells in the highest heaven (Parameshthin), milked out (as it were) that Rik-verse, sacred to Savitri (Savitri), which begins with the word tad, one foot from each.
english translation
tribhya eva tu vedebhyaH pAdaM pAdamadUduhat । tadityarco'syAH sAvitryAH parameSThI prajApatiH ॥ 77 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptत्रिभ्य एव तु वेदेभ्यः पादं पादमदूदुहत् । तदित्यर्चोऽस्याः सावित्र्याः परमेष्ठी प्रजापतिः ॥ ७७ ॥
Moreover from the three Vedas Pragapati, who dwells in the highest heaven (Parameshthin), milked out (as it were) that Rik-verse, sacred to Savitri (Savitri), which begins with the word tad, one foot from each.
english translation
tribhya eva tu vedebhyaH pAdaM pAdamadUduhat । tadityarco'syAH sAvitryAH parameSThI prajApatiH ॥ 77 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript