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SB 12.6.58

Devanāgarī

जातूकर्ण्यश्च तच्छिष्य: सनिरुक्तां स्वसंहिताम् । बलाकपैलजाबालविरजेभ्यो ददौ मुनि: ॥ ५८ ॥

Text

jātūkarṇyaś ca tac-chiṣyaḥ sa-niruktāṁ sva-saṁhitām balāka-paila-jābāla- virajebhyo dadau muniḥ

Synonyms

jātūkarṇyaḥ—Jātūkarṇya;ca—and;tat-śiṣyaḥ—the disciple of Śākalya;sa-niruktām—along with a glossary explaining obscure terms;sva-saṁhitām—the collection he received;balāka-paila-jābāla-virajebhyaḥ—to Balāka, Paila, Jābāla and Viraja;dadau—passed down;muniḥ—the sage.

Translation

The sage Jātūkarṇya was also a disciple of Śākalya, and after dividing the saṁhitā he received from Śākalya into three parts, he added a fourth section, a Vedic glossary. He taught one of these parts to each of four disciples — Balāka, the second Paila, Jābāla and Viraja.

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