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SB 12.6.57

Devanāgarī

शाकल्यस्तत्सुत: स्वां तु पञ्चधा व्यस्य संहिताम् । वात्स्यमुद्गलशालीयगोखल्यशिशिरेष्वधात् ॥ ५७ ॥

Text

śākalyas tat-sutaḥ svāṁ tu pañcadhā vyasya saṁhitām vātsya-mudgala-śālīya- gokhalya-śiśireṣv adhāt

Synonyms

śākalyaḥ—Śākalya;tat-sutaḥ—the son of Māṇḍūkeya;svām—his own;tu—and;pañcadhā—in five parts;vyasya—dividing;saṁhitām—the collection;vātsya-mudgala-śālīya—to Vātsya, Mudgala and Śālīya;gokhalya-śiśireṣu—and to Gokhalya and Śiśira;adhāt—gave.

Translation

The son of Māṇḍūkeya, named Śākalya, divided his own collection into five, entrusting one subdivision each to Vātsya, Mudgala, Śālīya, Gokhalya and Śiśira.

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