सत्यं ब्रूयात्प्रियं बूयान्न ब्रूयात्सत्यमप्रियम् । प्रियं च नानृतं ब्रूयादेष धर्मो विधीयते
satyaṃ brūyātpriyaṃ būyānna brūyātsatyamapriyam | priyaṃ ca nānṛtaṃ brūyādeṣa dharmo vidhīyate
સત્ય બોલવું, પ્રિય વચન બોલવું; અપ્રિય કઠોર સત્ય ન બોલવું. તેમજ પ્રિય લાગતું અસત્ય પણ ન બોલવું—આ જ ધર્મ વિધિરૂપે નિર્ધારિત છે.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A forest hermitage (āraṇya) where a teacher instructs a disciple on dharma of speech; calm sages, palm-leaf manuscripts, gentle hand-gesture of instruction (upadeśa-mudrā).
Dharma refines speech: truth should be joined with compassion, and pleasantness must never be purchased with falsehood.
No tīrtha is specified; the verse teaches universal dharma of vāṇī (ethical speech).
It prescribes a discipline of speech—truthful, beneficial, and non-harmful communication.
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