असकृत्स मृकण्डेन यावत्पृष्टो द्विजोत्तमः । उपरोधवशात्तस्मै यथार्थं संन्यवेदयत्
asakṛtsa mṛkaṇḍena yāvatpṛṣṭo dvijottamaḥ | uparodhavaśāttasmai yathārthaṃ saṃnyavedayat
Nang paulit-ulit siyang tanungin ni Mṛkaṇḍu, ang dakilang brāhmaṇa—dahil sa pagpupumilit—ay nagsiwalat sa kanya ng bagay ayon sa tunay na kalagayan.
Pulastya (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Arbuda (sectional locus)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The brāhmaṇa, repeatedly questioned, finally reveals the truth with solemnity; Mṛkaṇḍu listens intently, the child still innocent nearby.
Truth (satya) is ultimately to be spoken, especially when it concerns dharma and the welfare of others.
No site is specified in this verse; it advances the moral-narrative thread.
None.