Mahabharata 12.200.19
अङ्गुष्ठादसृजद्ब्रह्मा मरीचेरपि पूर्वजम्सोऽभवद्भरतश्रेष्ठ दक्षो नाम प्रजापतिः
aṅguṣṭhādasṛjadbrahmā marīcerapi pūrvajamso'bhavadbharataśreṣṭha dakṣo nāma prajāpatiḥ
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