Shloka 89
Adhyāya 199: Karma–Jñāna Causality and the Nirguṇa Brahman
Manu’s Instruction
विकृत उवाच न मे धारयते किज्चिद् विरूपो5यं नराधिप । मिथ्या ब्रवीत्ययं हि त्वां सत्याभासं नराधिप
vikṛta uvāca | na me dhārayate kiñcid virūpo 'yaṃ narādhipa | mithyā bravīty ayaṃ hi tvāṃ satyābhāsaṃ narādhipa ||
维克利塔说道：“噫，人王！这维卢波对我毫无债权与索求。他是在对你说谎；他的话只有真相的外貌，并非真相本身，噫，统御众人的君主！”
विकृत उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse warns that speech can mimic truth without being true (satyābhāsa). Ethical judgment requires discerning genuine truth from plausible falsehood, especially in matters of accusation or obligation.
Vikṛta addresses a king, denying any obligation or liability connected with the deformed person and asserting that the other party is lying—offering only an appearance of truth to mislead the ruler.