taṃ hovāca kiṃgotro nu somyāsīti |
sa hovāca |
nāham etad veda bho yadgotro ’ham asmi |
apṛcchaṃ mātaram |
sā mā pratyabravīd bahv aham carantī paricariṇī yauvane tvām alabhe |
sāham etan na veda yadgotras tvam asi |
jabālā tu nāmāham asmi |
satyakāmo nāma tvam asīti |
so ’haṃ satyakāmo jābālo ’smi bho iti ||
4. He said to him: 'Of what family are you, my friend?' He replied: 'I do not know, Sir, of what family I am. I asked my mother, and she answered: "In my youth when I had to move about much as a servant, I conceived thee. I do not know of what family thou art. I am Gabala by name, thou art Satyakama," I am therefore Satyakama Gabala, Sir.'
sa ha satyakāmo hāridrumataṃ haridrumato ’patyaṃ hāridrumataṃ gautamaṃ gotrata etya gatvovāca brahmacaryaṃ bhagavati pūjāvati tvayi vatsyāmyata upeyāmupagaccheyaṃ śiṣyatayā bhagavantamityuktavantaṃ taṃ hovāca gautamaḥ | kiṅgotro nu somyāsīti vijñātakulagotraḥ śiṣya upanetavya iti pṛṣṭaḥ pratyāha satyakāmaḥ | sa hovāca nāhametadveda bho yadgotro ’hamasmi | kiṃ tvapṛcchaṃ pṛṣṭavānasmi mātaram | sā mayā pṛṣṭā māṃ pratyabravīnmātā | bahvahaṃ carantītyādi pūrvavat | tasyā ahaṃ vacaḥ smarāmi so ’haṃ satyakāmo jābālo ’smi bho iti || 3-4 ||