Shloka 84
Sabhā Parva, Adhyāya 68 — Pāṇḍavānāṃ Vanavāsa-prasthānaḥ; Duḥśāsana-nindā; Pāṇḍava-pratijñāḥ
Devanagari script
जिसका सर्वस्व छीन लिया गया हो
Transliteration
tāni sarvāṇi duḥkhāni prāpnoti vitathaṃ bruvan | samakṣadarśanāt sākṣī śravaṇāc ceti dhāraṇāt ||
Translation
迦叶波说道：“妄言之人，将招致这一切苦报——智者以之比作人间最惨烈的诸般灾厄。因为证人之立，凭亲见与亲闻；而当此证言被奉为依据、为人所倚赖时，在证人面前说谎便成了重大的法义之罪，使说谎者承受那些痛苦的全部重压。”
Word by Word
तानिthose
तानि:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
सर्वाणिall
सर्वाणि:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
दुःखानिsufferings
दुःखानि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदुःख
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
प्राप्नोतिattains/gets
प्राप्नोति:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + आप्
FormPresent, Indicative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
वितथम्falsehood
वितथम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवितथ
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
ब्रुवन्speaking
ब्रुवन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
समक्षin the presence (of)
समक्ष:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसमक्ष
दर्शनात्from (their) seeing/appearance
दर्शनात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootदर्शन
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
साक्षीa witness
साक्षी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसाक्षिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
श्रवणात्from hearing
श्रवणात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootश्रवण
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
धारणात्from holding/retaining (in mind)
धारणात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootधारण
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
Speaker
कश्यप उवाच
Characters & Entities
क
कश्यप (Kaśyapa)स
साक्षी (witnesses)द
देवता (deities, in the preceding context)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
False speech—especially in matters involving witnesses and testimony—is treated as a serious breach of dharma, bringing consequences comparable to the greatest human sufferings.
Kaśyapa is explaining the moral gravity of lying: since a witness is grounded in what is directly seen or heard and then upheld as authoritative, speaking untruth in such a context leads to severe karmic and social repercussions.