Shloka 73
Adhyāya 199: Karma–Jñāna Causality and the Nirguṇa Brahman
Manu’s Instruction
संश्रुत्य यो न दित्सेत याचित्वा यश्च नेच्छति । उभावानृतिकावेतौ न मृषा कर्तुमहसि
saṁśrutya yo na ditsed yācitvā yaś ca necchati | ubhāv ānṛtikāv etau na mṛṣā kartum arhasi ||
約しておきながら与えぬ者、乞うておきながら与えられると受け取らぬ者――この二人はいずれも虚言の罪を負う。ゆえに、汝の言葉も、わたしの言葉も、偽りとしてはならぬ。
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Truthfulness is violated both by breaking a promise to give and by refusing a gift after requesting it; ethical speech requires consistency between one’s word, request, and action.
A brāhmaṇa admonishes the listener that reneging on a pledged gift or declining what one has asked for both amount to falsehood, urging the other person to keep words and actions aligned so neither party’s statement becomes untrue.