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

Vì vậy, hỡi bậc Bà-la-môn tối thượng, xin cho lời ngài đã nói trở thành sự thật. Bạch đấng tôn kính! Trước đây ngài đã thốt ra những lời như thế—nay xin hãy khiến những lời ấy thành chân thật bằng việc thực hiện. Từ miệng ngài chưa từng phát ra lời vô ích hay dối trá; bởi thế, lời tuyên bố trước kia của ngài cũng nhất định phải được ứng nghiệm như chân lý.

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.