Shloka 10

Devanagari script

कृष्णद्वैपायनाच्चैव तच्च सत्यं न संशय: । न च द्वेषो5स्ति मे तात त्वयि सत्यं ब्रवीमि ते

Transliteration

kṛṣṇadvaipāyanāccaiva tacca satyaṃ na saṃśayaḥ | na ca dveṣo 'sti me tāta tvayi satyaṃ bravīmi te ||

Translation

Sañjaya dit : «Et ce récit même était connu de Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsa ; ce qu’il savait est vrai, sans le moindre doute. Et, mon enfant, je ne nourris aucune haine envers toi ; je te dis cette vérité en toute droiture.»

Word by Word

• {'kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaḥ (kṛṣṇa-dvaipāyana)': 'Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsa, the sage-author and knower of events', 'ca / caiva': 'and

• indeed', 'tad / tat': 'that (matter, account)', 'satyaṃ': 'true

• truth', 'na saṃśayaḥ': 'no doubt

• without uncertainty', 'na': 'not', 'dveṣaḥ': 'hatred

• malice', 'asti': 'is

• exists', 'me': 'for me

• in me', 'tāta': 'dear child

• son (a term of address)', 'tvayi': 'toward you

• in your regard', 'satyaṃ bravīmi': 'I speak the truth', 'te': 'to you'}

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes satya (truthfulness) and the ethical stance of speaking without malice: one should state what is true, grounded in reliable authority, while explicitly rejecting hatred toward the listener.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reassures his interlocutor that the account being discussed is confirmed as true even by the sage Vyāsa, and he clarifies that he is not speaking out of hostility but out of truthful intent.