Shloka 5
Book 3, Āraṇyaka-parva — Adhyāya 19: Pradyumna’s Reproach of Withdrawal and the Ethics of Kṣātra Reputation
स त्वं सात्वतमुख्याद्य लब्धसंज्ञो यदृच्छया । पश्य मे हयसंयाने शिक्षां केशवनन्दन,'सात्वतवीरोंमें प्रधान केशवनन्दन! अब दैवेच्छासे आप सचेत हो गये हैं, अतः घोड़े हॉकनेकी कलामें मुझे कैसी उत्तम शिक्षा मिली है, उसे देखिये
sa tvaṁ sātvata-mukhyādya labdha-saṁjño yadṛcchayā | paśya me haya-saṁyāne śikṣāṁ keśava-nandana ||
O foremost among the Sātvatas, O son of Keśava! Since by the turn of fate you have now regained awareness, look upon the training I have acquired in the art of controlling and driving horses. (The speaker invites the hero to witness a skill gained through experience, implying that regained clarity should be matched by disciplined mastery in action.)
वायुदेव उवाच