Shloka 22
अध्याय १५२: लोभः पापस्य मूलम् — Greed as the Root of Wrongdoing
जनमेजय उवाच नैव वाचा न मनसा पुनर्जातु न कर्मणा । द्रोग्धास्मि ब्राह्मणान् विप्र चरणावपि ते स्पृशे,जनमेजयने कहा--विप्रवर! मैं आपके दोनों चरण छूकर शपथपूर्वक कहता हूँ कि मन, वाणी और क्रियाद्वारा कभी ब्राह्मणोंसे द्रोह नहीं करूँगा
janamejaya uvāca naiva vācā na manasā punar jātu na karmaṇā | drogdhāsmi brāhmaṇān vipra caraṇāv api te spṛśe ||
ជនមេជយៈ បាននិយាយថា៖ «មិនដោយពាក្យ មិនដោយចិត្ត ហើយក៏មិនដោយអំពើទៀតឡើយ ខ្ញុំនឹងមិនធ្វើទុច្ចរិតជាសត្រូវចំពោះព្រះព្រាហ្មណ៍ទេ។ ឱព្រះព្រាហ្មណ៍ដ៏ប្រសើរ ខ្ញុំសូម្បីតែប៉ះជើងទាំងពីររបស់លោក ដើម្បីបញ្ជាក់សច្ចៈនេះដោយពិធីស្បថ»។
जनमेजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ethical restraint must be complete: one should avoid wrongdoing not only in actions but also in speech and even in intention (mind). The verse frames this as a solemn vow of non-harm toward Brahmins, emphasizing integrity across thought, word, and deed.
King Janamejaya addresses a Brahmin (vipra) with humility, physically touching the Brahmin’s feet as a sign of reverence, and declares a firm pledge that he will never again act with hostility toward Brahmins—an assurance meant to restore trust and align himself with dharma.