Shloka 8
Gautama’s Flight, the Enchanted Grove, and the Arrival of Rājadharma
Nāḍījaṅgha
सत्यं च समता चैव दमश्चैव न संशय: । अमात्सर्य क्षमा चैव ह्वीस्तितिक्षानसूयता
satyaṁ ca samatā caiva damaś caiva na saṁśayaḥ | amātsaryaṁ kṣamā caiva hrīs titikṣānasūyatā ||
毗湿摩说道：“真实、平等心与自制——对此毫无疑惑。又如不嫉、不妒，宽恕，惭愧与端肃，忍耐，以及不苛求他人过失：这些都被宣说为真实本身不可分割的体现。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Truth (satya) is not merely factual speech; it is a moral-ethical constellation expressed through equanimity, self-restraint, non-envy, forgiveness, modesty, forbearance, and non-censoriousness. These qualities safeguard truth in conduct and character.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs the king (Yudhiṣṭhira) on dharma after the war. Here he enumerates virtues, presenting them as defining features or natural expressions of satya, reinforcing ethical governance and personal discipline.