The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 3.177.16

3.177.16

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
satyaṃ dānaṃ kṣamā śīlamānṛśaṃsyaṃ damo ghṛṇā |
dṛśyante yatra nāgendra sa brāhmaṇa iti smṛtaḥ || 16 ||

"Yudhishthira said, 'O foremost of serpents, he, it is asserted by the wise, in whom are seen truth, charity, forgiveness, good conduct, benevolence, observance of the rites of his order and mercy is a Brahmana. And, O serpent, that which should be known is even the supreme Brahma, in which is neither happiness nor misery--and attaining which beings are not affected with misery; what is thy opinion?'