Shloka 46
Ādi-parva Adhyāya 3 — Janamejaya’s Rite, Dhaumya’s Parīkṣā, and Uttanka’s Kuṇḍala Quest (सर्पसत्रप्रस्तावना–गुरुपरीक्षा–उत्तङ्कोपाख्यान)
स तयथेति प्रतिज्ञाय गा रक्षित्वा पुनरुपाध्यायगृहमेत्य गुरोरग्रत: स्थित्वा नमश्षुक्रे,उपमन्युने “बहुत अच्छा” कहकर दूध न पीनेकी भी प्रतिज्ञा कर ली और पूर्ववत् गोपालन करता रहा। एक दिन गोचारणके पश्चात् वह पुनः उपाध्यायके घर आया और उनके सामने खड़े होकर उसने नमस्कार किया
sa tathā iti pratijñāya gā rakṣitvā punar upādhyāya-gṛham etya guroḥ agrataḥ sthitvā namaḥ śukre, upamanyunā “bahut acchā” kahakara dugdhaṃ na pīyām iti api pratijñāṃ kṛtvā pūrvavat gopālanaṃ cakāra. ekadā gocaraṇāt paścāt sa punaḥ upādhyāyasya gṛham ājagāma, teṣāṃ purataḥ tiṣṭhan namaskāraṃ cakāra.
Having promised, “So be it,” he guarded the cows and then returned to the teacher’s house. Standing before his guru, he bowed. Upamanyu also took an additional vow—not to drink milk—yet he continued his cowherding as before. One day, after grazing the cattle, he again came back to the teacher’s home and, standing in front of him, offered his respectful salutation.
राम उवाच