Shloka 11
कण्वोपदेशः—नश्वरबलविवेकः तथा मातलिगुणकेश्याः आख्यानारम्भः
Kaṇva’s Counsel on Impermanent Power; Opening of the Mātali–Guṇakeśī Narrative
तपस्विनो महात्मानो वेदप्रत्ययदर्शिन: । उदीर्यमाणं राजानं क्रोधदीप्ता द्विजातय:,“उनके मना करनेपर भी वे ब्राह्मणोंसे बार-बार प्रश्न करते ही रहे। उनका अहंकार बहुत बढ़ गया था। वे धन-वैभवके मदसे मतवाले हो गये थे। राजाको यही (बारंबार) प्रश्न दुहराते देख वेदके सिद्धान्तका साक्षात्कार करनेवाले महामना तपस्वी ब्राह्मण क्रोधसे तमतमा उठे और उनसे इस प्रकार बोले--
tapasvino mahātmāno vedapratyayadarśinaḥ | udīryamāṇaṃ rājānaṃ krodhadīptā dvijātayaḥ ||
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: The ascetic, great-souled twice-born sages—those who had direct insight into the certainties of the Veda—became inflamed with anger as the king kept pressing on. Seeing him persist in his questioning despite their restraint, they rose in indignation and prepared to address him, marking the ethical boundary between humble inquiry and arrogant provocation.
वैशम्पायन उवाच