SB 12.7.3 · Srimad Bhagavatam

Devanagari

बभ्रु: शिष्योऽथाङ्गिरस: सैन्धवायन एव च ।

अधीयेतां संहिते द्वे सावर्णाद्यास्तथापरे ॥ ३ ॥

Verse text

babhruḥ śiṣyo ’thāṅgirasaḥ

saindhavāyana eva ca

adhīyetāṁ saṁhite dve

sāvarṇādyās tathāpare

Synonyms

babhruḥ — Babhru ; śiṣyaḥ — the disciple ; atha — then ; aṅgirasaḥ — of Śunaka (also known as Aṅgirā) ; saindhavāyanaḥ — Saindhavāyana ; eva — indeed ; ca — also ; adhīyetām — they learned ; saṁhite — collections ; dve — two ; sāvarṇa — Sāvarṇa ; ādyāḥ — headed by ; tathā — similarly ; apare — other disciples.

Translation

Babhru and Saindhavāyana, disciples of Śunaka, studied the two divisions of their spiritual master’s compilation of the Atharva Veda. Saindhavāyana’s disciple Sāvarṇa and disciples of other great sages also studied this edition of the Atharva Veda.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Babhru and Saindhavāyana, disciples of Śunaka, studied the two divisions of their spiritual master's compilation of the Atharva Veda. Saindhavāyana's disciple Sāvarṇa and his other disciples also studied this edition of the Atharva Veda. Babhru was the disciple of Śunaka (āṅgirasaḥ). Saindhavāyana’s disciple Sāvarṇa and others of his disciples studied this.