कपिलोवाच । प्राणिनां प्राण रक्षार्थं वदाम्येवानृतं वचः । नात्मार्थमुपयुञ्जामि स्वल्पमप्यनृतं क्वचित्
kapilovāca | prāṇināṃ prāṇa rakṣārthaṃ vadāmyevānṛtaṃ vacaḥ | nātmārthamupayuñjāmi svalpamapyanṛtaṃ kvacit
Kapilā disse: “Somente para proteger a vida dos seres eu diria uma palavra não verdadeira. Por interesse próprio, jamais empregaria, em tempo algum, nem a menor falsidade.”
Kapilā
Tirtha: Prabhāsa (frame)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Kapilā speaks with calm firmness, right hand raised in a vow-like gesture; her face is serene, conveying moral clarity amid crisis.
Truth is the norm; only life-protection may justify deviation, never personal gain.
No specific tīrtha is praised in this verse; it is a dharma teaching within the Arbuda Khaṇḍa story-world.
None; it defines an ethical rule regarding satya and necessity.