स होवाच तथा नस्त्वं गौतम माऽपराधास्तव च पितामहा यथेयं विद्येतः पूर्वं न कस्मिँश्चन ब्राह्मण उवास तां त्वहं तुभ्यं वक्ष्यामि को हि त्वैवं ब्रुवन्तमर्हति प्रत्याख्यातुमिति
sa hovāca tathā nastvaṃ gautama mā'parādhāstava ca pitāmahā yatheyaṃ vidyetaḥ pūrvaṃ na kasmim̐ścana brāhmaṇa uvāsa tāṃ tvahaṃ tubhyaṃ vakṣyāmi ko hi tvaivaṃ bruvantamarhati pratyākhyātumiti
अर्थMeaning
The king said: 'Do not be offended with us, neither you nor your forefathers, because this knowledge has before now never dwelt with any Brâhmana . But I shall tell it to you, for who could refuse you when you speak thus?
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
व्याख्याVyakhya
(प्रवाहण ने कहा,) 'गौतम, तुम हमसे अपराध न मानो, और तुम्हारे पितामह भी न मानें, क्योंकि यह विद्या इससे पहले किसी ब्राह्मण में नहीं रही। मैं उसे तुम्हें बताऊँगा। ऐसा कहने वाले तुम्हें कौन लौटा सकता है?'
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