Mahabharata 3.65.17 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 65, Shloka 17
Sudeva Identifies Damayantī in Cedi (सुदेवेन दमयन्ती-परिचयः)
सामान्यमेतद् द्रविणं न मिथ्यावचनं मम,तीसरा कहता था--'भाई! इस धनपर सबका समान अधिकार है, मेरी यह बात झूठी नहीं है”
sāmānyam etad draviṇaṁ na mithyāvacanaṁ mama |
“ഈ ധനം എല്ലാവർക്കും പൊതുവായതാണ്; എന്റെ വാക്ക് അസത്യമല്ല.”
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Wealth should be regarded with a sense of shared entitlement and responsibility, and one must speak truthfully when asserting claims about property; ethical ownership is tied to honesty and fairness.
Bṛhadaśva, in the course of his narration, quotes or states a principle about wealth being common and insists that his assertion is not false, framing the situation in terms of rightful sharing and truthful speech.
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