The works of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya

Sanatsujātīyam

p. 240

p. 240

अथ कस्मात्प्रलापोऽयं ब्राह्मणानां सनातनः ॥

In plain words

Then why this talk of the brāhmaṇas, this chatter that has been going on forever?

Close to the Sanskrit

Now, from what cause is this perpetual prattle of the brāhmaṇas?