tāsām - of those four collections; saḥ - he; caturaḥ - four; śiṣyān - disciples; upāhūya - calling near; mahā-matiḥ - the powerfully intelligent sage; eka-ekām - one by one; saṁhitām - a collection; brahman - O brāhmaṇa; eka-ekasmai - to each of them; dadau - he gave; vibhuḥ - the powerful Vyāsadeva.

The most powerful and intelligent Vyāsadeva called four of his disciples, O brāhmaṇa, and entrusted to each of them one of these four saṁhitās.