तत्रापि सत्यं वलवत् तपः खञ्जं दयाऽपि च । सत्यपादे कृते लोपे धर्म्मलोपः प्रजायते । तस्मात् सत्यं समाश्रित्य सर्वकर्म्माणि साधयेत् ॥ ८२ ॥
tatrāpi satyaṁ valavat tapaḥ khañjaṁ dayā’pi ca | satyapādē kṛtē lōpē dharmmalōpaḥ prajāyatē | tasmāt satyaṁ samāśritya sarvakarmmāṇi sādhayēt || 82 ||
Translation
Even of that, truth is strong, while austerity and compassion are lame. If the foot of truth is lost, dharma is lost; so one should do every act relying on truth.
Word by word
- tatrāpi
- even there
- satyaṁ
- truth
- valavat
- strong
- tapaḥ
- austerity
- khañjaṁ
- lame
- dayā’pi
- compassion too
- ca
- and
- satyapādē
- the foot of truth
- kṛtē
- being made
- lōpē
- lost
- dharmmalōpaḥ
- loss of dharma
- prajāyatē
- follows
- tasmāt
- therefore
- samāśritya
- relying on
- sarvakarmmāṇi
- all acts
- sādhayēt
- one should do
Meaning
Khañja, lame, is glossed as lost.