O sire, we were then not able to detect which of the two, that foremost of the Brahmanas or he of the Satvata race, excelled the other in lightness of hands; but both of those best of men appeared to be equal.
लाघवाद् द्विजमुख्यस्य सात्वतस्य च मारिष। विशेषं माध्यगच्छाम समावास्तां नरर्षभौ॥