Original sentence: (1) Śri Kulin compring of Maitra, Lāhiri, Bāgachi, Bhāduri, Sānyal, etc.(2) Śrotriya.(2)Śrotriya is the second rank among the descendants of these five  brahmins because they were deft in Vedic knowledge but were considered to be somewhat inferior to the Kulina brahmins (possessing 8 out of 9 noble qualities).(3)  Kulin.These brahmins also claim descent from five original brahmins, although four out of five names are different, and they are also hierarchically organised into three groups :
Edited sentence: (2)śrotriya is the second rank among the descendants of these five  brahmins because they were deft in Vedic knowledge but were considered to be somewhat inferior to the Kulina brahmins (possessing 8 out of 9 noble qualities)