kṛtavān saṁhitāṁ muniḥ

kasmin-in which; yuge-period; pravrtta-was this begun; iyam-this; sthane-in the place; va-or; kena-on what; hetuna-ground; kutah-wherefrom; sancoditah-inspired by; krsnah-Krsna-dvaipayana Vyasa; krtavan-compiled; samhitam-Vedic literature; munih-the learned.