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Shloka 3

पञ्चवर्णोत्पत्तिः — The Origin of the Five-Colored Fiery Being and Ritual-Disruptor Lineages

प्राणान्तिके विवाहे च वक्तव्यमनृतं भवेत्‌ | अनृतेन भवेत्‌ सत्यं सत्येनैवानृतं भवेत्‌,(वेदके अनुसार सत्य धर्म और असत्य अधर्म हैं, परंतु) यदि किसीके प्राणोंपर संकट आ जाय अथवा कन्या आदिका विवाह तै करना हो तो ऐसे अवसरोंपर प्राणरक्षा आदिके लिये झूठ बोलनेकी आवश्यकता पड़ जाय तो वहाँ असत्यसे ही सत्यका फल मिलता है। इसके विपरीत (यदि सत्यभाषणसे किसीके प्राणोंपर संकट आ गया, तो वहाँ) सत्यसे ही असत्यका फल प्राप्त होता है

prāṇāntike vivāhe ca vaktavyam anṛtaṁ bhavet | anṛtena bhavet satyaṁ satyenaivānṛtaṁ bhavet ||

The hunter said: “In a life‑threatening emergency, and also at the time of arranging a marriage, one may have to speak what is untrue. By an untruth, the result can become ‘truth’—that is, it can serve dharma by protecting life or securing a rightful marriage. Conversely, if speaking the literal truth brings danger to someone’s life, then that ‘truth’ yields the fruit of untruth, for it becomes ethically blameworthy.”

प्राणान्तिकेin a life-threatening situation
प्राणान्तिके:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootप्राणान्तिक
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
विवाहेin (a) marriage
विवाहे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootविवाह
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
वक्तव्यम्to be spoken / should be said
वक्तव्यम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormGerundive (तव्यत्), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
अनृतम्untruth
अनृतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअनृत
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
भवेत्may be / would be
भवेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular
अनृतेनby/through untruth
अनृतेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअनृत
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
भवेत्may become / may result
भवेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular
सत्यम्truth (as result/benefit)
सत्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसत्य
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
सत्येनby/through truth
सत्येन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसत्य
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
एवindeed / just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
अनृतम्untruth (as result/benefit)
अनृतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअनृत
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
भवेत्may become / may result
भवेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular

व्याध उवाच

V
Vyādha (the hunter)