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सूत उवाच
एवमाभाषितः पृष्टः स राज्ञा श्लक्ष्णया गिरा ।
प्रत्यभाषत धर्मज्ञो भगवान्बादरायणिः ॥ ४० ॥

suta uvaca

evam abhasitah prstah

sa rajna slaksnaya gira

pratyabhasata dharma-jno

bhagavan badarayanih

sutah uvaca-Sri Suta Gosvami said; evam-thus; abhasitah-being spoken; prstah-and asked for; sah-he; rajna-by the King; slaksnaya-by sweet; gira-language; pratyabhasata-began to reply; dharma-jnah-one who knows the principles of religion; bhagavan-the powerful personality; badarayanih-son of Vyasadeva.