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Shloka 6

Satya–Anṛta Viveka (Discrimination between Truth and Falsehood) | सत्य–अनृत विवेकः

तादृशो बध्यते बालो यत्र सत्यमनिष्ठितम्‌ सत्यानते विनिश्चित्य ततो भवति धर्मवित्‌,जिसमें सत्य स्थिर न हो, ऐसा मूर्ख मनुष्य ही मारा जाता है। सत्य और असत्यका निर्णय करके सत्यका पालन करनेवाला पुरुष ही धर्मज्ञ माना जाता है

tādṛśo badhyate bālo yatra satyam aniṣṭhitam | satyānṛte viniścitya tato bhavati dharmavit ||

„Der Tor geht zugrunde, wo die Wahrheit nicht fest gegründet ist. Wer sorgfältig zwischen Wahrheit und Unwahrheit unterscheidet und dann an der Wahrheit festhält, der gilt mit Recht als Kenner des Dharma.“

तादृशःsuch (a one)
तादृशः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootतादृश
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
बध्यतेis bound / is punished
बध्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootबन्ध्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada, Passive
बालःa fool / childish person
बालः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootबाल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यत्रwhere
यत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयत्र
सत्यम्truth
सत्यम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसत्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अनिष्ठितम्not established / not firmly set
अनिष्ठितम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootनिष्ठित
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
सत्यtruth
सत्य:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसत्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अनृतेin untruth / in falsehood
अनृते:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअनृत
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
विनिश्चित्यhaving ascertained / having decided
विनिश्चित्य:
TypeVerb
Rootवि + नि + चि
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada/Atmanepada-neutral
ततःthereupon / then
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
भवतिbecomes / is
भवति:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
धर्मवित्knower of dharma
धर्मवित्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मविद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma

Educational Q&A

Dharma requires discernment: one must judge truth versus falsehood and then steadfastly follow truth; lacking a foundation in truth leads to ruin for the undiscerning.

In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira, emphasizing truth as the stabilizing basis of righteous life and warning of the consequences when truth is not upheld.