Mahabharata · Vidura Niti
Mahabharata 5.35.49 meaning
na sa sabha yatra na santi vriddha na te vriddha ye na vadanti dharmam
n-asau dharmo yatra na satyam asti na tat satyam yach chalen-anuviddham
न सा सभा यत्र न सन्ति वृद्धा न ते वृद्धा ये न वदन्ति धर्मम्।
नासौ धर्मो यत्र न सत्यमस्ति न तत्सत्यं यच्छलेनानुविद्धम्॥
It is no assembly where there are no elders; they are no elders who do not speak for what is right; it is no dharma that has no truth in it; and it is no truth that is mixed with deceit.
What it means
Seniority means nothing if experienced people stay silent when wrong is done. And truth twisted by clever framing stops being truth. Speak up, and speak honestly.हिंदी में अर्थ
वह सभा सभा नहीं जहाँ बड़े-बुज़ुर्ग न हों; वे बड़े नहीं जो धर्म की बात न कहें; वह धर्म धर्म नहीं जिसमें सत्य न हो; और वह सत्य सत्य नहीं जिसमें छल मिला हो।
अनुभवी लोग अगर गलत होते देख चुप रहें तो उनकी वरिष्ठता बेकार है। और चालाकी से घुमाया गया सच, सच नहीं रहता।
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