Mahabharat

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[सर्प] यदि ते वृत्ततॊ राजन बराह्मणः परसमीक्षितः वयर्था जातिस तदायुष्मन कृतिर यावन न दृश्यते ।। ३-१७७-२५ ।।

sanskrit

'The serpent said, "O king, if you recognize him as a Brahmana by his qualities, then, O long-lived one, the distinction of caste becomes meaningless as long as conduct is not taken into account."' ।। 3-177-25 ।।

english translation

[sarpa] yadi te vRttatò rAjana barAhmaNaH parasamIkSitaH vayarthA jAtisa tadAyuSmana kRtira yAvana na dRzyate || 3-177-25 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/mahabharat/vana-parva/177/25

[सर्प] यदि ते वृत्ततॊ राजन बराह्मणः परसमीक्षितः वयर्था जातिस तदायुष्मन कृतिर यावन न दृश्यते ।। ३-१७७-२५ ।।

sanskrit

'The serpent said, "O king, if you recognize him as a Brahmana by his qualities, then, O long-lived one, the distinction of caste becomes meaningless as long as conduct is not taken into account."' ।। 3-177-25 ।।

english translation

[sarpa] yadi te vRttatò rAjana barAhmaNaH parasamIkSitaH vayarthA jAtisa tadAyuSmana kRtira yAvana na dRzyate || 3-177-25 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript