Naciketas’ Journey to Yama’s Abode and the Eulogy of Truthfulness
मिथ्याभिशंसिनं तात यथेष्टं तारयिष्यति ॥ रोषेण हि मृषावादी निर्दयः कुलपांसनः
mithyābhiśaṁsinaṁ tāta yatheṣṭaṁ tārayiṣyati || roṣeṇa hi mṛṣāvādī nirdayaḥ kulapāṁsanaḥ
बेटा, कोई कहता है झूठा आदमी आराम से बच जाएगा। पर गुस्से में वो बड़ा ज़ालिम हो जाता है। अपने खंडान का नाम खराब कर देता है।
Vaiśampāyana (continuing narration; not re-marked here but implied by sequence)
It preserves a social-ethical critique of false accusation and lying, reflecting broader Sanskrit concerns about speech as a force shaping lineage reputation and communal trust.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment.
Falsehood and slander, especially when driven by anger, are portrayed as socially corrosive and personally dehumanizing.
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