Shloka 75
Sabhā Parva, Adhyāya 68 — Pāṇḍavānāṃ Vanavāsa-prasthānaḥ; Duḥśāsana-nindā; Pāṇḍava-pratijñāḥ
साक्षी वा विन्लुवन् साक्ष्यं गोकर्णशिथिल श्चरन् । सहस्र॑ वारुणान् पाशानात्मनि प्रतिमुज्चति
sākṣī vā vinluvan sākṣyaṃ gokarṇaśithilaś caran | sahasraṃ vāruṇān pāśān ātmani pratimuñcati ||
迦叶波说道：“又有证人，心志松弛、摇摆不定，如耳软之牛；为与两边都保留情分而不肯如实作证，或歪曲证言者，也同样把伐楼那之千重绳索系在自己身上。”
कश्यप उवाच
Educational Q&A
A witness must speak truthful testimony without fear or favoritism; suppressing or twisting evidence to maintain relations with both parties is a grave ethical failure that brings severe moral consequence, symbolized by Varuṇa’s nooses.
Kāśyapa is instructing about the dharma of witnesses: he condemns the unreliable witness who evades truth and warns that such conduct binds the person to punitive bonds associated with Varuṇa, the upholder of moral order.