The works of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya

Sanatsujātīyam

p. 261

p. 261

इदानीं ब्राह्मणलक्षणमाह—

In plain words

Now he tells us what actually makes someone a brāhmaṇa—

Close to the Sanskrit

Now he states the defining characteristic of the brāhmaṇa—