Shloka 20
Adhyāya 90: Babhruvāhana’s Reception and the Commencement of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha
इत्यवश्यं मयैतद् वो वक्तव्यं द्विजसत्तमा: । शृणुताव्यग्रमनस: शंसतो मे यथातथम्
ity avaśyaṁ mayaitad vo vaktavyaṁ dvijasattamāḥ | śṛṇutāvyagramanasaḥ śaṁsato me yathātatham ||
«ឱ ព្រាហ្មណ៍ដ៏ប្រសើរបំផុត! ខ្ញុំចាំបាច់ត្រូវប្រាប់ហេតុផលនេះដល់ពួកអ្នក។ ឥឡូវនេះ សូមស្តាប់ដោយចិត្តស្ងប់ មិនឲ្យរំខាន ខណៈដែលខ្ញុំនឹងប្រាប់តាមពិត តាមដែលបានកើតឡើង»។
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes truthful narration (yathātatham) and disciplined listening (avyagramanasaḥ): ethical communication requires both a responsible speaker and attentive, calm-minded hearers.
Vaiśaṃpāyana addresses the assembled brāhmaṇas, stating that he must explain the cause of a matter and asking them to listen attentively as he recounts events exactly as they occurred.