Shloka 22

Daśagrīva-boonāvaraṇa, Viṣṇv-avatāra-niyoga, Vānara-sahāya-janana, Mantharā-nirmāṇa

Devanagari script

सत्यवादी लभेतायुरनायासमथार्जवम्‌ | अक्रोधनो5नसूयश्न निर्वतिं लभते पराम्‌,'सत्यवादी मनुष्य दीर्घ आयु, क्लेशशून्यता (सुख) तथा सरलता प्राप्त करता है। जो क्रोध नहीं करता और दूसरोंके दोष नहीं देखता है, उसे परमानन्दपदकी प्राप्ति होती है

Transliteration

satyavādī labhetāyur anāyāsam athārjavam | akrodhano 'nasūyaś ca nirvṛtiṁ labhate parām ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “One who speaks the truth gains long life, an ease free from strain, and straightforwardness of character. One who is free from anger and who does not fault-find in others attains the highest peace and contentment.”

Word by Word

सत्यवादीa truth-speaker

लभेतwould obtain

आयुःlife-span

अनायासम्effortlessness; freedom from toil

अथand then; also

आर्जवम्straightforwardness; sincerity

अक्रोधनःone who is free from anger

अनसूयःnon-envious; not fault-finding

निर्वृतिम्bliss; contentment; peace

लभतेobtains

पराम्supreme

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Truthfulness supports longevity, ease, and integrity; freedom from anger and from fault-finding leads to the highest inner peace (nirvṛti).

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana, in the course of his narration, states a dharma-teaching in aphoristic form, praising truthfulness and self-restraint as causes of well-being and supreme tranquility.