Thursday, April 24, 2014

Satyam Bruyat Priyam Bruyat Na Bruyat Satyamapriyam  |
Priyamcha Na anrutham Bruyat Esha Dharmah Sanatanah ||

सत्यं ब्रूयात् प्रियं ब्रूयात् न ब्रूयात् सत्यमप्रियम् ।
प्रियम्च नानृतं ब्रूयात् ऐश धर्मः सनातनः ॥

Let's speak truth which is sweet. Let's not speak truth which is not sweet.
Let's not speak falsehood which is sweet. This is Sanatana Dharma (eternal dharma). 

1 comment:

  1. Subbu... Sunil here.., i would like to qualify the "Let's not speak truth which is not sweet". As i wasn't really convinced about the direct implication of this, i googled and found this link which qualifies it.. it is about conveying the unpleasant truth in a way that guides the receioient. If it is dealt the direct or harsh way, it wouldnt yield the desired result. the link i am referring to is
    http://blog.practicalsanskrit.com/2012_02_01_archive.html

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