सत्योऽनुपालयन्सत्यं सन्धितो नैति विक्रियाम् । प्राण-बाधेऽपि सुव्यक्तमार्यो नायात्यनार्यताम् ॥
satyo'nupālayansatyaṃ sandhito naiti vikriyām | prāṇa-bādhe'pi suvyaktamāryo nāyātyanāryatām ||
The truthful one, keeping to the truth, does not change once peace has been made with him; even when his life is threatened, the noble one plainly does not stoop to ignoble ways.
सत्यवादी सत्य का पालन करता है, इसलिए संधि होने के बाद बदलता नहीं; सज्जन प्राणों पर संकट आने पर भी स्पष्ट रूप से नीचता पर नहीं उतरता।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
A person of their word stays true to an agreement even when it costs them. Such people are the safest to deal with, and worth trying to be.
जो अपनी बात का पक्का है, वह नुकसान होने पर भी समझौते पर टिका रहता है। ऐसे लोगों से व्यवहार सबसे सुरक्षित है, और ऐसा बनने की कोशिश करने लायक है।
In Citravarṇa's camp (as later reported by the crane spy), the vulture minister Dūradarśin explains to the peacock king that the swan king Hiraṇyagarbha should never have been attacked, and lists those with whom one should make peace. He explains the first two of the seven, the truthful and the noble.