Shloka 76
Sabhā Parva, Adhyāya 68 — Pāṇḍavānāṃ Vanavāsa-prasthānaḥ; Duḥśāsana-nindā; Pāṇḍava-pratijñāḥ
तस्य संवत्सरे पूर्णे पाश एक: प्रमुच्यते । तस्मात् सत्य॑ तु वक्तव्यं जानता सत्यमज्जसा,एक वर्ष पूरा होनेपर उसका एक पाश खुलता है, अतः सच्ची बात जाननेवाले पुरुषको यथार्थरूपसे सत्य ही बोलना चाहिये
tasya saṃvatsare pūrṇe pāśa ekaḥ pramucyate | tasmāt satyaṃ tu vaktavyaṃ jānatā satyam ajjasā ||
إذا اكتملت سنةٌ تامّة انحلَّت عقدةٌ من قيوده. لذلك فمَن عرف الحقَّ وجب عليه أن ينطق بالصدق صريحًا بلا تحريفٍ ولا التواء—فهذه هي السيرة التي يحثّ عليها الدَّرْمَا.
कश्यप उवाच
Educational Q&A
Truthfulness is presented as a binding ethical duty: one who knows the truth should speak it plainly (ajjasā), because truth has liberating power—symbolized by a noose being released.
Kaśyapa states a rule-like observation: with each completed year, one bond/noose is loosened. Using this image of gradual release from bondage, he draws a moral conclusion urging truthful speech.