Upaniṣads · Mahā 6.65
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Devanāgarī
सर्वस्याभिमतं वक्ता चोदितः पेशलोक्तिमान् आशयज्ञश्च भूतानां संसारे नावसीदति
Transliteración (IAST)
sarvasyābhimataṃ vaktā coditaḥ peśaloktimān āśayajñaśca bhūtānāṃ saṃsāre nāvasīdati
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
सर्वस्य अभिमतम् वक्ताsarvasya abhimatam vaktāspeaking what is agreeable to everyone; uttering to each what is welcome
चोदितः पेशल-उक्तिमान्coditaḥ peśala-uktimānwhen prompted — graceful of speech; when appealed to, possessed of polished utterance
आशय-ज्ञः च भूतानाम्āśaya-jñaḥ ca bhūtānāmand knowing the dispositions of beings; and acquainted with the leanings of creatures
संसारे न अवसीदतिsaṃsāre na avasīdatihe does not sink in the round; he does not founder in the whirl
Traducción
“Speaking what is agreeable to everyone, answering gracefully when asked, knowing the dispositions of beings — he does not sink in the round.”
Versión
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Three traits, and all three concern dealings with people.
Sarvasya abhimataṃ vaktā — “speaking what is agreeable to everyone”. This must be understood rightly: not a flatterer, but one who knows how to speak so that it does not wound.
Coditaḥ — “when prompted, when asked”. He does not thrust himself forward; he speaks when questioned.
Āśaya-jña — “knowing the dispositions”. The word āśaya means “what lies within”: the mood, the temper, the concealed.
Note how this stands with 6.30, where among the excellences “soft speech” is named.
Twice toward its end the book returns to how a man speaks.
That is the most visible part of all that has changed in him. The rest is within.