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- Read on →: na puṇyaṁ satya-mātrena satyān nāśo’sti kevalāt
na puṇyaṁ satya-mātrena satyān nāśo’sti kevalāt |
(Bṛhat-kathā-mañjarī)“There is no virtue in truth alone; from bare truth ruin ensues.”
- Read on →: satyam eva jayate nānṛtaṁ
satyam eva jayate nānṛtaṁ
satyena panthā vitato devayānaḥ |
yenākramanty ṛṣayo hy āpta-kāmā
yatra tat satyasya paramaṁ nidhānam ||
(Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad: 3.1.6)“Truth alone triumphs, and not falsity [i.e., those who adhere to truth triumph and not those who engage in falsity]. Through truth is spread out the path of devas by which the ṛṣis of fulfilled desire ascend to that [domain] where there exists the supreme treasure of truth [i.e., Brahman].”
- Read on →: āhuḥ satyaṁ hi paramaṁ dharmaṁ dharma-vido janāḥ
āhuḥ satyaṁ hi paramaṁ dharmaṁ dharma-vido janāḥ |
(Rāmāyaṇa: 2.14.3)[Kaikeyi to Daśaratha:] “Those who know dharma say that truthfulness is the ultimate dharma.”
- Read on →: akrodhena jayet krodham asādhuṁ sādhunā jayet
akrodhena jayet krodham asādhuṁ sādhunā jayet |
jayet kadaryam dānena jayet satyena cānṛtam ||
(Mahābhārata: 5.39.58)“Conquer anger [i.e., the anger of others] with the absence of anger. Conquer dishonesty with honesty. Conquer miserliness with charity. Conquer falsity with truthfulness.”
- Read on →: satyaṁ vada dharmaṁ cara
satyaṁ vada dharmaṁ cara |
(Taittirīya Upaniṣad 1.11)“Speak the truth and adhere to dharma.”
- Read on →: ṛtaṁ ca sūnṛtā vāṇī kavibhiḥ parikīrtitā
ṛtaṁ ca sūnṛtā vāṇī kavibhiḥ parikīrtitā |
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 11.19.38)“Ṛtam is praised by the kavis as sūnṛtā speech.”