Shloka 5
नन्दिकेश्वरोत्पत्तिः — Nandikesvara’s Origin, Shiva’s Boons, and the Rise of Sacred Rivers
Devanagari script
शालङ्कायनपुत्रो वै शिलादः पुत्रवत्सलः उपदिष्टा हि तेनैव ऋक्शाखा यजुषस् तथा
Transliteration
śālaṅkāyanaputro vai śilādaḥ putravatsalaḥ upadiṣṭā hi tenaiva ṛkśākhā yajuṣas tathā
Translation
शालङ्कायन-पुत्र शिलाद, जो पुत्र-वत्सल थे, उन्हीं के द्वारा ऋग्वेद की शाखा तथा यजुर्वेद की शाखा भी उपदिष्ट हुई।
Word by Word
śālaṅkāyana-putraḥthe son of Śālaṅkāyana
śālaṅkāyana-putraḥ:
vaiindeed
vai:
śilādaḥŚilāda (name of a sage)
śilādaḥ:
putra-vatsalaḥloving/affectionate toward his son
putra-vatsalaḥ:
upadiṣṭāwas taught/was instructed (i.e., transmitted)
upadiṣṭā:
hicertainly/indeed
hi:
tena evaby him alone/by that very person
tena eva:
ṛk-śākhāthe branch (recensional lineage) of the Ṛgveda
ṛk-śākhā:
yajuṣaḥof the Yajurveda
yajuṣaḥ:
tathālikewise/also.
tathā:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya)