Shloka 30
Go-dāna-phala-nirdeśa
Merit and Destinations from the Gift of Cows
Devanagari script
सत्येन सूर्यस्तपति सत्येनाग्नि: प्रदीप्यते । सत्येन मरुतो वान्ति सर्व सत्ये प्रतिेष्ठितम्
Transliteration
satyena sūryas tapati satyenāgniḥ pradīpyate | satyena maruto vānti sarvaṃ satye pratiṣṭhitam ||
Translation
毗湿摩说道：凭真实，太阳施热；凭真实，火焰炽燃。凭真实，诸风运行。诚然，一切皆建立于真实之上。
Word by Word
सत्येनby truth
सत्येन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसत्य
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
सूर्यःthe sun
सूर्यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तपतिshines/burns (gives heat)
तपति:
TypeVerb
Rootतप्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
सत्येनby truth
सत्येन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसत्य
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
अग्निःfire
अग्निः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रदीप्यतेis kindled/blazes
प्रदीप्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-दीप्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada, Passive/Reflexive (middle usage)
सत्येनby truth
सत्येन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसत्य
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
मरुतःthe winds
मरुतः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
वान्तिblow
वान्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootवा
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
सर्वम्everything
सर्वम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
सत्येin truth
सत्ये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसत्य
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
प्रतिष्ठितम्is established/founded
प्रतिष्ठितम्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-स्था (→ प्रतिष्ठा) / प्रति-स्था
Formक्त, Neuter, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaS
Sūrya (Sun)A
Agni (Fire)M
Marut/Maruts (Winds)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Truth (satya) is the foundational support of dharma and of the world’s order; the verse illustrates this by linking the functioning of cosmic forces—sun, fire, and wind—to truth as their sustaining principle.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on righteous conduct. Here he emphasizes satya as a supreme ethical commitment, portraying it as the basis on which all stability and right order rest.