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Chapter 1.69 - Verse 24

Sanskrit Text

नास्ति सत्यात्परो धर्मो सत्याद्विद्यते परम् हि तीव्रतरं किंचिदनृतादिह विद्यते

English Translation

There is no virtue equal to truth, there is nothing (in this world) superior to truth. And there is nothing (again) more sinful than falsehood.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

न + अस् | सत्यात् | परो | धर्मो | न | सत्याद् | विद्यते | परम्
न | हि | तीव्रतरं | किंचिद् | अनृताद् | इह | विद्यते