Shloka 8
Gautama’s Flight, the Enchanted Grove, and the Arrival of Rājadharma
Nāḍījaṅgha
सत्यं च समता चैव दमश्चैव न संशय: । अमात्सर्य क्षमा चैव ह्वीस्तितिक्षानसूयता
satyaṁ ca samatā caiva damaś caiva na saṁśayaḥ | amātsaryaṁ kṣamā caiva hrīs titikṣānasūyatā ||
Wika ni Bhīṣma: “Katotohanan, pagkakapantay-pantay ng loob, at pagpipigil sa sarili—dito’y walang pag-aalinlangan. Gayundin, ang kawalan ng inggit, pagpapatawad, kahinhinan (pagkahiya), pagtitiis, at ang hindi paghahanap ng mali sa kapwa: ang mga ito’y ipinahahayag na mga sangkap na pagpapakita ng katotohanan mismo.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Truth (satya) is not merely factual speech; it is a moral-ethical constellation expressed through equanimity, self-restraint, non-envy, forgiveness, modesty, forbearance, and non-censoriousness. These qualities safeguard truth in conduct and character.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs the king (Yudhiṣṭhira) on dharma after the war. Here he enumerates virtues, presenting them as defining features or natural expressions of satya, reinforcing ethical governance and personal discipline.