Shloka 2

Marutta Seeks Saṃvarta’s Priestly Support; Conditions, Truth-Discipline, and Rival Powers

Devanagari script

सत्यं ते ब्रुवतः सर्वे सम्पत्स्यन्ते मनोरथा: । मिथ्या च ब्रुवतो मूर्धा शतधा ते स्फुटिष्यति

Transliteration

satyaṃ te bruvataḥ sarve sampatsyante manorathāḥ | mithyā ca bruvato mūrdhā śatadhā te sphuṭiṣyati, yadi sac-saca batā doge to tumhāre sāre manoratha pūrṇa hoṅge aura yadi jhūṭh bologe to tumhāre mastak ke saikṛoṅ ṭukṛe ho jāyaṅge

Translation

Saṃvarta said: “If you speak the truth, all your desired aims will be fulfilled. But if you speak falsely, your head will split into a hundred pieces.”

Word by Word

• सत्यम्: truth
• सत्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Dative, Singular

• ब्रुवतः: of (you) speaking/saying
• ब्रुवतः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सम्पत्स्यन्ते: will be fulfilled / will come to pass
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पद्
• Form: Simple Future (लृट्), Third, Plural, Ātmanepada

• मनोरथाः: wishes, desires
• मनोरथाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनोरथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मिथ्या: falsely, untruthfully
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मिथ्या

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• ब्रुवतः: of (you) speaking/saying
• ब्रुवतः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• मूर्धा: head, crown of the head
• मूर्धा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शतधा: into a hundred parts
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शतधा

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• स्फुटिष्यति: will split/burst
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्फुट्
• Form: Simple Future (लृट्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• यदि: if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि

Speaker

संवर्त उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Saṃvarta

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Truthful speech (satya) is presented as the ethical foundation that brings rightful fulfillment, while false speech (mithyā) is portrayed as self-destructive, carrying severe consequences. The verse underscores accountability in speech: words are not neutral, but morally charged and consequential.

What is happening in the narrative?

Saṃvarta issues a stark warning to the listener: speak truthfully and your aims will succeed; speak falsely and you will face catastrophic punishment. The line functions as a solemn condition or admonition, heightening the seriousness of testimony or disclosure in the episode.