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

 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.


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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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