Section 2.6
Original Sanskrit
2.6.1 अथ वंशःपौतिमाष्यो गौपवनात् ।गौपवनः पौतिमाष्यात् ।पौतिमाष्यो गौपवनात् ।गौपवनः कौशिकात् ।कौशिकः कौण्डिन्यात् ।कौण्डिन्यः शाण्डिल्यात् ।शाण्डिल्यः कौशिकाच्च गौतमाच्च ।गौतमः
2.6.2 आग्निवेश्यात् ।आग्निवेश्यः शाण्डिल्याच्चानभिम्लाताच्च ।आनभिम्लात आनभिम्लातात् ।आनभिम्लात आनभिम्लातात् ।आनभिम्लातो गौतमात् ।गौतमः सैतवप्राचीनयोग्याभ्याम् ।सैतवप्राचीनयोग्यौ पाराशर्यात् ।पाराशर्यो भारद्वाजात् ।भारद्वाजो भारद्वाजाच्च गौतमाच्च ।गौतमो भारद्वाजात् ।भारद्वाजः पाराशर्यात् ।पाराशर्यो वैजवापायनात् ।वैजवापायनः कौशिकायनेः ।कौशिकायनिः
2.6.3 घृतकौशिकात् ।घृतकौशिकः पाराशर्यायणात् ।पाराशर्यायणः पाराशर्यात् ।पाराशर्यो जातूकर्ण्यात् ।जातूकर्ण्य आसुरायणाच्च यास्काच्च ।आसुरायणस्त्रैवणेः ।त्रैवणिरौपजन्धनेः ।औपजन्धनिरासुरेः ।आसुरिर्भारद्वाजात् ।भारद्वाज आत्रेयात् ।आत्रेयो माण्टेः ।माण्टिर्गौतमात् ।गौतमो वात्स्यात् ।वात्स्यः शाण्डिल्यात् ।शाण्डिल्यः कैशोर्यात्काप्यात् ।कैशोर्यः काप्यः कुमारहारितात् ।कुमारहारितो गालवात् ।गालवो विदर्भीकौण्डिन्यात् ।विदर्भीकौण्डिन्यो वत्सनपातो बाभ्रवात् ।वत्सनपाद्बाभ्रवः पथः सौभरात् ।पन्थाः सौभरोऽयास्यादाङ्गिरसात् ।अयास्य आङ्गिरस आभूतेस्त्वाष्ट्रात् ।आभूतिस्त्वाष्ट्रो विश्वरूपात्त्वाष्ट्रात् ।विश्वरूपस्त्वाष्ट्रोऽव्शिभ्याम् ।अश्विनौ दधीच आथर्वणात् ।दध्यङ्ङाथर्वणोऽथर्वणो दैवात् ।अथर्वा दैवो मृत्योः प्राध्वंसनात् ।मृत्युः प्राध्वंसनः प्रध्वंसनात् ।प्रध्वंसन एकर्षेः ।एकर्षिर्विप्रचित्तेः ।विप्रचित्तिर्व्यष्टेर् ।व्यष्टिः सनारोः ।सनारुः सनातनात् ।सनातनः सनगात् ।सनगः परमेष्ठिनः ।परमेष्ठी ब्रह्मणः ।ब्रह्म स्वयंभु ।ब्रह्मणे नमः
Musean translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Musean translation, made directly from Sanskrit and checked passage by passage against the Kāṇva text.
2.6.1 Now the line of teachers.Pautimashya learned from Gaupavana.Gaupavana learned from Pautimashya.Pautimashya learned from Gaupavana.Gaupavana learned from Kaushika.Kaushika learned from Kaundinya.Kaundinya learned from Shandilya.Shandilya learned from both Kaushika and Gautama.Gautama received the teaching.
2.6.2 His teacher was Agniveshya.Agniveshya learned from both Shandilya and Anabhimlata.Anabhimlata learned from Anabhimlata.Anabhimlata learned from Anabhimlata.Anabhimlata learned from Gautama.Gautama learned from Saitava and Prachinayogya.Saitava and Prachinayogya learned from Parasharya.Parasharya learned from Bharadvaja.Bharadvaja learned from both Bharadvaja and Gautama.Gautama learned from Bharadvaja.Bharadvaja learned from Parasharya.Parasharya learned from Vaijavapayana.Vaijavapayana learned from Kaushikayani.Kaushikayani received the teaching.
2.6.3 His teacher was Ghritakaushika.Ghritakaushika learned from Parasharyayana.Parasharyayana learned from Parasharya.Parasharya learned from Jatukarnya.Jatukarnya learned from both Asurayana and Yaska.Asurayana learned from Traivani.Traivani learned from Aupajandhani.Aupajandhani learned from Asuri.Asuri learned from Bharadvaja.Bharadvaja learned from Atreya.Atreya learned from Manti.Manti learned from Gautama.Gautama learned from Vatsya.Vatsya learned from Shandilya.Shandilya learned from Kaishorya Kapya.Kaishorya Kapya learned from Kumaraharita.Kumaraharita learned from Galava.Galava learned from Vidarbhi Kaundinya.Vidarbhi Kaundinya learned from Vatsanapat Babhrava.Vatsanapat Babhrava learned from Pantha Saubhara.Pantha Saubhara learned from Ayasya Angirasa.Ayasya Angirasa learned from Abhuti Tvashtra.Abhuti Tvashtra learned from Vishvarupa Tvashtra.Vishvarupa Tvashtra learned from the Ashvins.The Ashvins learned from Dadhichi Atharvana.Dadhyanch Atharvana learned from Atharvan Daiva.Atharvan Daiva learned from Mrityu Pradhvamsana.Mrityu Pradhvamsana learned from Pradhvamsana.Pradhvamsana learned from Ekarshi.Ekarshi learned from Viprachitti.Viprachitti learned from Vyashti.Vyashti learned from Sanaru.Sanaru learned from Sanatana.Sanatana learned from Sanaga.Sanaga learned from Parameshthin.Parameshthin learned from Brahma.Brahman is self-born.Homage to Brahman.
Plain English translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Plain English edition, translated independently from Sanskrit and checked passage by passage against the Kāṇva text.
2.6.1 Now the line of teachers:Pautimashya received the teaching from Gaupavana.Gaupavana received the teaching from Pautimashya.Pautimashya received the teaching from Gaupavana.Gaupavana received the teaching from Kaushika.Kaushika received the teaching from Kaundinya.Kaundinya received the teaching from Shandilya.Shandilya received the teaching from both Kaushika and Gautama.
2.6.2 Gautama received the teaching from Agniveshya.Agniveshya received the teaching from both Shandilya and Anabhimlata.Anabhimlata received the teaching from Anabhimlata.Anabhimlata received the teaching from Anabhimlata.Anabhimlata received the teaching from Gautama.Gautama received the teaching from Saitava and Prachinayogya.Saitava and Prachinayogya received the teaching from Parasharya.Parasharya received the teaching from Bharadvaja.Bharadvaja received the teaching from both Bharadvaja and Gautama.Gautama received the teaching from Bharadvaja.Bharadvaja received the teaching from Parasharya.Parasharya received the teaching from Vaijavapayana.Vaijavapayana received the teaching from Kaushikayani.
2.6.3 Kaushikayani received the teaching from Ghritakaushika.Ghritakaushika received the teaching from Parasharyayana.Parasharyayana received the teaching from Parasharya.Parasharya received the teaching from Jatukarnya.Jatukarnya received the teaching from both Asurayana and Yaska.Asurayana received the teaching from Traivani.Traivani received the teaching from Aupajandhani.Aupajandhani received the teaching from Asuri.Asuri received the teaching from Bharadvaja.Bharadvaja received the teaching from Atreya.Atreya received the teaching from Manti.Manti received the teaching from Gautama.Gautama received the teaching from Vatsya.Vatsya received the teaching from Shandilya.Shandilya received the teaching from Kaishorya Kapya.Kaishorya Kapya received the teaching from Kumaraharita.Kumaraharita received the teaching from Galava.Galava received the teaching from Vidarbhi Kaundinya.Vidarbhi Kaundinya received the teaching from Vatsanapat Babhrava.Vatsanapat Babhrava received the teaching from Pantha Saubhara.Pantha Saubhara received the teaching from Ayasya Angirasa.Ayasya Angirasa received the teaching from Abhuti Tvashtra.Abhuti Tvashtra received the teaching from Vishvarupa Tvashtra.Vishvarupa Tvashtra received the teaching from the Ashvins.The Ashvins received the teaching from Dadhichi Atharvana.Dadhyanch Atharvana received the teaching from Atharvan Daiva.Atharvan Daiva received the teaching from Mrityu Pradhvamsana.Mrityu Pradhvamsana received the teaching from Pradhvamsana.Pradhvamsana received the teaching from Ekarshi.Ekarshi received the teaching from Viprachitti.Viprachitti received the teaching from Vyashti.Vyashti received the teaching from Sanaru.Sanaru received the teaching from Sanatana.Sanatana received the teaching from Sanaga.Sanaga received the teaching from Parameshthin.Parameshthin received the teaching from Brahma.Brahman is self-existent.Homage to Brahman.
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