ते परम्परया प्राप्तास्तत्तच्छिष्यैर्धृतव्रतै: । चतुर्युगेष्वथ व्यस्ता द्वापरादौ महर्षिभि: ॥ ४६ ॥
te paramparayā prāptās tat-tac-chiṣyair dhṛta-vrataiḥ catur-yugeṣv atha vyastā dvāparādau maharṣibhiḥ
- te
- these Vedas
- paramparayā
- by continuous disciplic succession
- prāptāḥ
- received
- tat-tat
- of each succeeding generation
- śiṣyaiḥ
- by the disciples
- dhṛta-vrataiḥ
- who were firm in their vows
- catuḥ-yugeṣu
- throughout the four ages
- atha
- then
- vyastāḥ
- were divided
- dvāpara-ādau
- at the end of the Dvāpara millennium
- mahā-ṛṣibhiḥ
- by great authorities
In this way, throughout the cycles of four ages, generation after generation of disciples — all firmly fixed in their spiritual vows — have received these Vedas by disciplic succession. At the end of each Dvāpara-yuga the Vedas are edited into separate divisions by eminent sages.