dṛptabālākir hānūcāno gārgya āsa | sa hovācājātaśatruṃ kāśyaṃ -- brahma te bravāṇīti | sa hovācājātaśatruḥ -- sahasram etasyāṃ vāci dadmaḥ, janako janaka iti vai janā dhāvantīti ||
FIRST BRÂHMANA
1. There was formerly the proud Gârgya Bâlâki, a man of great reading. He said to Agâtasatru of Kâsi, 'Shall I tell you Brahman?' Agâtasatru said: 'We give a thousand (cows) for that speech (of yours), for verily all people run away, saying, Ganaka (the king of Mithilâ) is our father (patron).'
tatra pūrvapakṣavādī avidyāviṣayabrahmavid dṛptabālākiḥ dṛpate garvito 'sabhyagbrahmavittavādev balākāyā apatyaṃ bālākirdṛptaścāsau bālākiśceti dṛptabālārkiḥ, haśabda etihyārtha ākhyāyikāyām, anūcānaḥ anuvacasamartho vattkāvāggamī;gārgyo gonnataḥ, āsa babhūva kvacitkālaviśeṣe |
sa hovācājātaśatrumajātaśatrunāmānaṃ kāśyaṃ kāśirājamabhigamya-brahma te bravāṇīti brahma te tubhyaṃ bravāṇi kathayāni | sa evamukto 'jātaśatruruvāca-sahasraṃ gavāṃ dadbha etasyāṃ vāci- yāṃ māṃ pratyavoco brahma te bravāṇīti, tāvanmātrameva gosahasrapradāne nimittamityabhiprāyaḥ |
sākṣādbrahmakathanameva nimittaṃ kasmānnāpekṣyate sahasradāne? brahma te bravāṇītīyameva tu vāg nimittamapekṣyate? ityucyate;yataḥ śrutireva rājño 'bhiprāyamāha-janako dātā janakaḥ śroteti caitasminvākyadvaye padadvayamabhyasyate janako janaka iti |
vaiśabdaḥ prasiddhāvadyotanārthaḥ;janako ditsurjanakaḥ śuśrūṣuriti brahma śuśrūṣavo vivakṣavaḥ pa3tijighṛkṣavaśca janādhāvantyabhigacchanti |
tasmāttatsarvaṃ mayyapi sambhāvitavānasīti || 1 ||
evaṃ rājānaṃ śuśrūṣumabhimukhībhūtam-
Bṛhad san, ca. B.C. 600, Adhyāya, Brāhmaṇa, verse 2,1.1;
Bṛhad-DSh, 1657, p.;
Bṛhad-Anq-Dup, 1801-02, p.;
Bṛhad-Mül, 1879-84;
Bṛhad-Śaṃ, 8th c. A.D.;
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