Devanagari
सत्यव्रतस्य सततं दीक्षितस्य विशेषत: ।
नानृतं भाषितुं शक्यं ब्रह्मण्यस्य दयावत: ॥ १२ ॥
Verse text
satya-vratasya satataṁ
dīkṣitasya viśeṣataḥ
nānṛtaṁ bhāṣituṁ śakyaṁ
brahmaṇyasya dayāvataḥ
Synonyms
satya
—
vratasya — of Mahārāja Bali, who is fixed in truthfulness
;
satatam
—
always
;
dīkṣitasya
—
of he who was initiated into performing yajṣa
;
viśeṣataḥ
—
specifically
;
na
—
not
;
anṛtam
—
untruth
;
bhāṣitum
—
to speak
;
śakyam
—
is able
;
brahmaṇyasya
—
to the brahminical culture, or to the brāhmaṇa
;
dayā
—
vataḥ — of he who is always kind .
Translation
“Our lord, Bali Mahārāja, is always fixed in truthfulness, and this is especially so at present, since he has been initiated into performing a sacrifice. He is always kind and merciful toward the brāhmaṇas, and he cannot at any time speak lies.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Bali Mahārāja is always fixed in truthfulness, and this is especially so at present, since he has been initiated into performing a sacrifice. He is always kind and merciful toward the brāhmaṇas. He cannot at any time speak lies.