Shloka 663
कर्णनिधनवृत्तान्तनिवेदनम् | Reporting Karṇa’s Fall to Yudhiṣṭhira
एतच्छुत्वा ब्रूहि पार्थ यदि वध्यो युधिष्ठिर: । अतः धर्मके लिये झूठ बोलनेपर मनुष्य असत्यभाषणके दोषका भागी नहीं होता। अर्जुन! मैं तुम्हारा हित चाहता हूँ
etac chrutvā brūhi pārtha yadi vadhyo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | ataḥ dharmakārye lie jhūṭha bolnepara manuṣya asatyabhāṣaṇake doṣakā bhāgī nahīṃ hotā | arjuna! maiṃ tumhārā hita cāhatā hūṃ, isaliye āja maine apnī buddhi aura dharmake anusāra saṅkṣepase tumhāre liye yah vidhipūrvak dharmādharmake nirṇayakā saṅketa batāyā hai | yah sunkara ab tumhīṃ batāo, kyā ab bhī rājā yudhiṣṭhira tumhāre vadhya haiṃ
风神伐由说道：“既已听明白了，告诉我吧，帕尔塔：难道犹提湿提罗当杀吗？因为为护持法（Dharma）而说出的虚言，并不使人承担妄语之罪。阿周那，我求你得益；因此今日我依我所知、并合乎法度，已简要地以正理向你指出：凭何征象可判定何为法、何为非法。如今你既听了，就由你自己回答：犹提湿提罗王，仍是你应当杀的人吗？”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage frames a nuanced ethical claim: untruth spoken strictly for a dharmic purpose may not carry the usual moral दोष (fault). Vāyu urges Arjuna to use discernment (buddhi) to decide dharma vs. adharma rather than applying rules mechanically.
Vāyudeva addresses Arjuna (Pārtha) after giving guidance about judging dharma and adharma. He then challenges Arjuna directly: in light of that guidance, should Yudhiṣṭhira be considered ‘vadhya’ (a legitimate target for killing) or not?