SB 12.6.51

SB 12.6.51

Devanagari

तासां स चतुर: शिष्यानुपाहूय महामति: ।
एकैकां संहितां ब्रह्मन्नेकैकस्मै ददौ विभु: ॥ ५१ ॥

Verse text

tāsāṁ sa caturaḥ śiṣyān
upāhūya mahā-matiḥ
ekaikāṁ saṁhitāṁ brahmann
ekaikasmai dadau vibhuḥ

Synonyms

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.

Translation

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

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

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