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brāhmaṇa uvāca | samutpannābhidhāno 'smi vāṅ-mādhuryena te 'nagha | mitratvam abhipannas tvaṁ kiñcid vakṣyāmi tac chṛṇu ||
The Brāhmaṇa said: “O blameless one, your sweet and gracious speech has won my heart, and I have come to regard you as a friend. Therefore I will tell you something—listen to what I say.”
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical power of gentle, truthful, and pleasing speech: it creates trust and friendship, making moral instruction possible. Right speech (vāṅ-mādhurya) becomes a gateway to dharmic counsel.
A Brāhmaṇa addresses an unnamed interlocutor respectfully as “blameless,” saying that the person’s sweet words have inspired affection and friendship; on that basis, the Brāhmaṇa prepares to offer advice and asks the listener to pay attention.