Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.1183

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1) General Information. A hermit of the highest degree of learning. In the “History of Classical Sanskrit Literature” it is mentioned that Sumantu, Jaimini, Paila, Vaiśampāyana and Śuka were the five important disciples of Vyāsa. Of these Śuka was the son of Vyāsa. In Devī Bhāgavata, it is mentioned that Vyāsa had other disciples also in his hermitage, such as Asita, Devala and others. The five disciples mentioned first gave publication to the work of Vyāsa called ‘Jaya’, which was the original of the Mahābhārata. Vaiśampāyana and Jaimini made some additions to the work ‘Jaya’. In Sanskrit there is another book called Jaimini Bhārata, which contains only Aśvamedha Parva. (See under Guruparamparā).