Devanagari scriptत्वं हि ज्ञानविदां श्रेष्ठः प्रोच्यसे वेदपारगैः ऋषिभिश् च महाभागैर् यतिभिश् च महात्मभिः //
TranslationVyasa berkata: Wahai Brahmana yang terbaik, dengarkanlah Dharma abadi ini, yang dengan mengetahuinya seseorang mencapai tujuan tertinggi yang kekal.
Word by Wordjñānavidāmof the knowers of knowledge procyaseyou are proclaimed vedapāragaiḥby those who have mastered the Vedas mahābhāgaiḥby the greatly fortunate mahātmabhiḥby great souls 
SpeakerSages addressing Vyāsa (implied)