SB 12.6.45 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

पुत्रानध्यापयत्तांस्तु ब्रह्मर्षीन् ब्रह्मकोविदान् । ते तु धर्मोपदेष्टार: स्वपुत्रेभ्य: समादिशन् ॥ ४५ ॥

Verse text

putrān adhyāpayat tāṁs tu brahmarṣīn brahma-kovidān te tu dharmopadeṣṭāraḥ sva-putrebhyaḥ samādiśan

Synonyms

putrān — to his sons ; adhyāpayat — he taught ; tān — those Vedas ; tu — and ; brahma — ṛṣīn — to the great sages among the brāhmaṇas ; brahma — in the art of Vedic recitation ; kovidān — who were very expert ; te — they ; tu — moreover ; dharma — in religious rituals ; upadeṣṭāraḥ — instructors ; sva — putrebhyaḥ — to their own sons ; samādiśan — imparted .

Translation

Brahmā taught these Vedas to his sons, who were great sages among the brāhmaṇas and experts in the art of Vedic recitation. They in turn took the role of ācāryas and imparted the Vedas to their own sons.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Brahmā taught these Vedas to his sons, who were great sages among the brāhmaṇas and experts in Vedic recitation. These instructors of dharma instructed the Vedas to their sons. They taught sons like Marīci.