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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.

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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