srutam anviksitam brahman
naitaj jananty upadhyayah
raja uvaca-the King said; srutam-was heard; anviksitam-was considered; brahman-O brahmana; bhagavan-the most powerful; yat-which; abhasata-you have spoken; na-not; etat-this; jananti-do know; upadhyayah-the teachers of fruitive activities; kim-why; na bruyuh-they did not instruct; viduh-they understood; yadi-if.