Mahābhārata · 1.205.29
॥
Devanāgarī
अर्जुन उवाच
न व्याजेन चरेद् धर्मम् इति मे भवतः श्रुतम् ॥
न सत्याद् विचलिष्यामि सत्येनायुधम् आलभे ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
arjuna uvāca
na vyājena cared dharmam iti me bhavataḥ śrutam ||
na satyād vicaliṣyāmi satyenāyudham ālabhe ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
न व्याजेन चरेत् धर्मम् इति मे भवतः श्रुतम्na vyājena caret dharmam iti me bhavataḥ śrutam"'one must not practice dharma by deceit' -- so I have heard from you;
न सत्यात् विचलिष्यामि सत्येन आयुधम् आलभेna satyāt vicaliṣyāmi satyena āyudham ālabheI will not depart from truth; by truth I take up the weapon";
अर्जुनarjunaoriginal form "arjuna", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चरेद्caredoriginal form "cared", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सत्याद्satyādoriginal form "satyad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सत्येनायुधम्satyenāyudhamoriginal form "satyenayudham", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
Arjuna said: "'One must not practice dharma through deceit' -- so I have heard from you; I will not depart from truth -- by truth I take up my weapon."
Versión
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Here Arjuna rejects the loophole, placing the spirit of truth above its letter. It is significant that he reminds his elder brother of his own words: "do not practice dharma with deceit" -- to keep the vow through a clever interpretation would betray truth itself. Significant too is "by truth I take up the weapon": the valor of a kshatriya must rest on truthfulness. Here is the height of satya, for which the honor of one's word is dearer than convenience. Thus the scripture shows Arjuna's unbending truthfulness; he chooses exile rather than deceit.