Shloka 6

Rajo-guṇa-nirdeśa — Brahmā’s Enumeration of Rajasic Dispositions

Devanagari script

मृषा वादो मृषा दानं विकल्प: परिभाषणम्‌ | निन्दा स्तुति: प्रशंसा च प्रस्ताव: पारधर्षणम्‌

Transliteration

mṛṣā vādo mṛṣā dānaṃ vikalpaḥ paribhāṣaṇam | nindā stutiḥ praśaṃsā ca prastāvaḥ pāradharṣaṇam ||

Translation

ବାୟୁଦେବ କହିଲେ—ମିଥ୍ୟାବାଦ, ଏବଂ ମିଥ୍ୟାଭାବରେ ଦିଆଯାଇଥିବା ଦାନ ମଧ୍ୟ; କୁତର୍କମୟ ବିବାଦ ଓ ଝଗଡ଼ାଳୁ କଥା; ନିନ୍ଦା, ଚାଟୁକାରିତା ଓ ପ୍ରଶଂସା; ଏବଂ ଅନ୍ୟକୁ ହେରାନ କିମ୍ବା ଦବାଇବା ପାଇଁ ଉଦ୍ଦେଶ୍ୟପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ପ୍ରସଙ୍ଗ ଉଠାଇବା—ଏହି ସବୁ ଅଧର୍ମର ରୂପ, ଯାହା ଧର୍ମ ଓ ସଦାଚାରକୁ କ୍ଷୟ କରେ।

Word by Word

• मृषा: falsely; untruly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मृषा

• वादः: speech; statement
• वादः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मृषा: falsely; untruly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मृषा

• दानम्: gift; giving
• दानम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• विकल्पः: alternative; equivocation
• विकल्पः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विकल्प
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• परिभाषणम्: circumlocution; indirect talk
• परिभाषणम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिभाषण
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• निन्दा: censure; blame
• निन्दा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: निन्दा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• स्तुतिः: praise
• स्तुतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तुति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रशंसा: commendation; eulogy
• प्रशंसा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रशंसा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• प्रस्तावः: proposal; introduction (of a topic)
• प्रस्तावः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रस्ताव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पारधर्षणम्: slander; malicious attack (on others)
• पारधर्षणम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पारधर्षण
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu (Vāyudeva)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse warns that untruth and manipulative speech—lying, hypocritical giving, sophistry, abusive talk, disparagement, flattery, and even strategic ‘topic-raising’ meant to dominate—are ethically corrosive and undermine dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva is speaking as a moral instructor, listing specific verbal and social behaviors that constitute harmful conduct, thereby guiding the listener toward truthful, restrained, and non-oppressive interaction.