अन्नदान-प्रशंसा (Praise of the Gift of Food) | Annadāna-Praśaṃsā
ब्रवीमि सत्यमेतच्च यथाहं पाण्डुनन्दन । तेन सत्येन गच्छेयं लोकान् यत्र च शान्तनु:
bravīmi satyam etac ca yathāhaṃ pāṇḍunandana | tena satyena gaccheyaṃ lokān yatra ca śāntanuḥ ||
ພີສະມະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ໂອ ບຸດແຫ່ງປານດຸ! ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າເວົ້າຄວາມຈິງນີ້ ຕາມທີ່ມັນເປັນ. ດ້ວຍອານຸພາບແຫ່ງສັດຈະນັ້ນ ຂໍໃຫ້ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າໄດ້ໄປຮອດລົກທັງຫຼາຍ ທີ່ພໍ່ຂອງຂ້າພະເຈົ້າ ຊານຕະນຸ ໄດ້ໄປແລ້ວ».
भीष्म उवाच
Truthfulness (satya) is presented as a potent moral force: speaking truth is not merely ethical conduct but a source of spiritual merit capable of guiding one toward auspicious realms.
Bhīṣma, addressing Yudhiṣṭhira, affirms the truth of what he is saying and expresses a wish that, by the merit of that truth, he may attain the same heavenly realms reached by his father Śāntanu.