Shloka 8
Gautama’s Flight, the Enchanted Grove, and the Arrival of Rājadharma
Nāḍījaṅgha
सत्यं च समता चैव दमश्चैव न संशय: । अमात्सर्य क्षमा चैव ह्वीस्तितिक्षानसूयता
satyaṁ ca samatā caiva damaś caiva na saṁśayaḥ | amātsaryaṁ kṣamā caiva hrīs titikṣānasūyatā ||
Bhīṣma dijo: «Verdad, ecuanimidad y dominio de sí—de ello no hay duda. Asimismo, la ausencia de envidia, el perdón, el recato, la paciencia y el no buscar faltas en los demás: todo ello se declara como expresiones inseparables de la verdad misma».
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Truth (satya) is not merely factual speech; it is a moral-ethical constellation expressed through equanimity, self-restraint, non-envy, forgiveness, modesty, forbearance, and non-censoriousness. These qualities safeguard truth in conduct and character.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs the king (Yudhiṣṭhira) on dharma after the war. Here he enumerates virtues, presenting them as defining features or natural expressions of satya, reinforcing ethical governance and personal discipline.