पञ्च पश्वनृते हन्ति दश हन्ति गवानृते ॥
शतम् अश्वानृते हन्ति सहस्रं पुरुषानृते ॥
हन्ति जातान् अजातांश् च हिरण्यार्थे ऽनृतं वदन् ॥
सर्वं भूम्यनृते हन्ति मा स्म भूम्यनृतं वदीः ॥
प्रह्राद उवाच
मत्तः श्रेयान् अङ्गिरा वै सुधन्वा त्वद् विरोचन ॥
मातास्य श्रेयसी मातुस् तस्मात् त्वं तेन वै जितः ॥
विरोचन सुधन्वायं प्राणानाम् ईश्वरस् तव ॥
सुधन्वन् पुनर् इच्छामि त्वया दत्तं विरोचनम् ॥
सुधन्वोवाच
यद् धर्मम् अवृणीथास् त्वं न कामाद् अनृतं वदीः ॥
पुनर् ददामि ते तस्मात् पुत्रं प्रह्राद दुर्लभम् ॥
pañca paśvanṛte hanti daśa hanti gavānṛte ||
śatam aśvānṛte hanti sahasraṃ puruṣānṛte ||
hanti jātān ajātāṃś ca hiraṇyārthe 'nṛtaṃ vadan ||
sarvaṃ bhūmyanṛte hanti mā sma bhūmyanṛtaṃ vadīḥ ||
prahrāda uvāca
mattaḥ śreyān aṅgirā vai sudhanvā tvad virocana ||
mātāsya śreyasī mātus tasmāt tvaṃ tena vai jitaḥ ||
virocana sudhanvāyaṃ prāṇānām īśvaras tava ||
sudhanvan punar icchāmi tvayā dattaṃ virocanam ||
sudhanvovāca
yad dharmam avṛṇīthās tvaṃ na kāmād anṛtaṃ vadīḥ ||
punar dadāmi te tasmāt putraṃ prahrāda durlabham ||
"Such a man must also remain hungry outside the city gates, where he is barred from entering. Indeed, one who gives false testimony is destined always to find his enemies. He who tells a lie for the sake of an animal casts down five of his forefathers in ascending order from heaven. He who tells a lie for a cow casts down ten of his forefathers. A lie for a horse will ruin a hundred; and a lie for a man, a thousand of his forefathers in ascending order. Falsehood for the sake of gold ruins members of one's own lineage, both born and unborn, and falsehood for the sake of land ruins everything. Therefore never speak falsehood for the sake of land." Prahlada said: "Angiras is superior to me, and Sudhanvan is superior to you, O Virochana. Sudhanvan's mother is superior to your mother; therefore, O Virochana, you have been defeated by him. This Sudhanvan is now the master of your life.
caba5ca856a1 · प्रकाशित 17 जुल॰ 2026, 4:02:44 am UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
The fragment 5.35.26-30 develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace is already underway against the backdrop of an inevitable war. Key themes: dharma. Dharma is revealed here through speech, the choice of an embassy, fidelity to promises, and kings' responsibility for the consequences of their decisions.