अनुद्वेगकरं वाक्यं सत्यं प्रियहितं च यत् ।स्वाध्यायाभ्यसनं चैव वाङ्मयं तप उच्यते ॥
anudvegakaraṃ vākyaṃ satyaṃ priyahitaṃ ca yat |svādhyāyābhyasanaṃ caiva vāṅmayaṃ tapa ucyate ||
- अनुद्वेगकरम् · anudvegakaram
- not causing agitation
- वाक्यम् · vākyam
- speech
- सत्यम् · satyam
- true
- प्रियहितम् · priyahitam
- dear and beneficial
- स्वाध्यायाभ्यसनम् · svādhyāyābhyasanam
- practice of scriptural study
- वाङ्मयम् · vāṅmayam
- of speech
- तपः · tapaḥ
- austerity
- उच्यते · ucyate
- is called
“Speech that stirs no distress — truthful, kind, and helpful — together with steady study of scripture: this is called austerity of speech.”
— Original plain-language translation
IN SHORT Speak truthfully, kindly, and helpfully, and keep learning steadily.
Four filters for every sentence: does it agitate, is it true, is it kind, does it help? Truth alone is not enough — it must be spoken so it can be received. Scripture-study trains the tongue by filling the mind. It is like passing every WhatsApp forward through four checks so no message hurts or misleads anyone.
— Reader's notes (original)