Shloka 64

Sabhā Parva, Adhyāya 68 — Pāṇḍavānāṃ Vanavāsa-prasthānaḥ; Duḥśāsana-nindā; Pāṇḍava-pratijñāḥ

Devanagari script

यः पुनर्वितथं ब्रूयाद्‌ धर्मदर्शी सभां गत: । अनृतस्य फल कृत्स्नं सम्प्राप्रोतीति निश्चय:

Transliteration

yaḥ punar vitathaṃ brūyād dharmadarśī sabhāṃ gataḥ | anṛtasya phalaṃ kṛtsnaṃ samprāpnotīti niścayaḥ ||

Translation

毗度罗宣言：若明知正道之人入于王廷议会，却仍出言虚妄——对一事作出不实的裁断——则必定承受虚妄之报的全部果报。

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुनः: again; moreover
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• वितथम्: false (thing/statement)
• वितथम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वितथ
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ब्रूयात्: should say; would speak
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (ब्रवीति)
• Form: Vidhi-linga (Optative), Present-system, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• धर्मदर्शी: one who sees/knows dharma; righteous
• धर्मदर्शी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मदर्शिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सभाम्: assembly; court
• सभाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• गतः: gone; having gone
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अनृतस्य: of untruth; of falsehood
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनृत
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• फलम्: fruit; result; consequence
• फलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कृत्स्नम्: entire; whole
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत्स्न
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सम्प्राप्नोति: attains; incurs; receives
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-आप् (प्राप्नोति)
• Form: Lat (Present), Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• इति: thus (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• निश्चयः: certainty; definite conclusion
• Type: Noun
• Root: निश्चय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vidura
• sabhā (royal assembly)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Truthful speech is a binding duty in the public assembly; a dharma-knowing person who still speaks falsely—especially in judgment—incurs the full moral and punitive consequence of untruth.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vidura is instructing the court on standards of righteous conduct in the sabhā, warning that false testimony or a dishonest decision in an official setting brings complete culpability.