Shloka 226

Nahuṣa Abhiṣeka and the Crisis of Restraint (नहुषाभिषेकः—दमभ्रंशः)

Devanagari script

तस्मादेतद्‌ भवेत्‌ सत्य त्वयोक्त द्विजसत्तम । 'भगवन्‌! आपने पहले जो वैसी बातें कही हैं

Transliteration

tasmād etad bhavet satyaṃ tvayokta dvijasattama |

Translation

Portanto, ó melhor dos brâmanes, que se torne verdadeiro aquilo que disseste. Ó venerável! Antes proferiste tais palavras—agora faze com que essas palavras se confirmem nos atos. De tua boca jamais saiu sentença vã ou falsa; por isso, também esta tua declaração anterior deve cumprir-se como verdade.

Word by Word

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

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• भवेत्: may be/should become
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सत्य: true/fulfilled
• सत्य: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Instrumental, Singular

• उक्त: spoken/said
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• द्विजसत्तम: O best of the twice-born (brahmins)
• Type: Noun (vocative address)
• Root: द्विजसत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

शल्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Shalya
• dvijasattama (addressed Brahmin)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Speech must align with truth not only as factual correctness but as moral reliability: a respected person’s words should be made true through consistent action, preserving trust and dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Shalya addresses a revered Brahmin figure, urging him to ensure that his earlier statement is not left empty—because such a person is known never to speak falsely, his prior words should be fulfilled as truth.