Shloka 6
मृषा वादो मृषा दानं विकल्प: परिभाषणम् | निन्दा स्तुति: प्रशंसा च प्रस्ताव: पारधर्षणम्
mṛṣā vādo mṛṣā dānaṃ vikalpaḥ paribhāṣaṇam | nindā stutiḥ praśaṃsā ca prastāvaḥ pāradharṣaṇam ||
Vāyu-deva sprach: „Falsche Rede und selbst Almosen, die in Unwahrhaftigkeit gegeben werden; rechthaberische Streitlust und zänkisches Gerede; Tadel, Schmeichelei und Lob; und das Aufbringen von Themen, die dazu dienen, den anderen zu bedrängen oder einzuschüchtern—all dies ist als Unrecht zu erkennen, das Dharma und rechtes Verhalten zersetzt.“
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse warns that untruth and manipulative speech—lying, hypocritical giving, sophistry, abusive talk, disparagement, flattery, and even strategic ‘topic-raising’ meant to dominate—are ethically corrosive and undermine dharma.
Vāyudeva is speaking as a moral instructor, listing specific verbal and social behaviors that constitute harmful conduct, thereby guiding the listener toward truthful, restrained, and non-oppressive interaction.