Shloka 76

Sabhā Parva, Adhyāya 68 — Pāṇḍavānāṃ Vanavāsa-prasthānaḥ; Duḥśāsana-nindā; Pāṇḍava-pratijñāḥ

Devanagari script

तस्य संवत्सरे पूर्णे पाश एक: प्रमुच्यते । तस्मात्‌ सत्य॑ तु वक्तव्यं जानता सत्यमज्जसा,एक वर्ष पूरा होनेपर उसका एक पाश खुलता है, अतः सच्ची बात जाननेवाले पुरुषको यथार्थरूपसे सत्य ही बोलना चाहिये

Transliteration

tasya saṃvatsare pūrṇe pāśa ekaḥ pramucyate | tasmāt satyaṃ tu vaktavyaṃ jānatā satyam ajjasā ||

Translation

ଏକ ବର୍ଷ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ହେଲେ ତାହାର ଗୋଟିଏ ପାଶ ମୁକ୍ତ ହୁଏ। ତେଣୁ ଯେ ସତ୍ୟ ଜାଣେ, ସେ ନିର୍ବିକାର ଭାବେ ସ୍ପଷ୍ଟ ସତ୍ୟ ହିଁ କହିବା ଉଚିତ।

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/its
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• संवत्सरे: in a year
• संवत्सरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवत्सर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• पूर्णे: completed, full
• पूर्णे: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• पाशः: a noose/bond
• पाशः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एकः: one
• एकः: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रमुच्यते: is released/loosened
• प्रमुच्यते: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + मुच्
• Form: Present, Passive (Karmani), Third, Singular

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• सत्यं: truth
• सत्यं: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तु: indeed/but
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• वक्तव्यम्: should be spoken
• वक्तव्यम्: Vidhi
• Type: Kridanta
• Root: वच्
• Form: Gerundive (तव्यत्), Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• जानता: by one who knows
• जानता: Karana
• Type: Kridanta
• Root: ज्ञा
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• सत्यम्: truth
• सत्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अज्जसा: straightforwardly, truly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अज्जस

Speaker

कश्यप उवाच

Characters & Entities

• कश्यप (Kaśyapa)
• पाश (pāśa, noose/bond)
• संवत्सर (year)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Truthfulness is presented as a binding ethical duty: one who knows the truth should speak it plainly (ajjasā), because truth has liberating power—symbolized by a noose being released.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kaśyapa states a rule-like observation: with each completed year, one bond/noose is loosened. Using this image of gradual release from bondage, he draws a moral conclusion urging truthful speech.