Satyam Bruyat Priyam Bruyat (सत्यं ब्रूयात् प्रियं ब्रूयात्)
Satyam Bruyat Priyam Bruyat (सत्यं ब्रूयात् प्रियं ब्रूयात्) means “Speak the truth and speak pleasantly”.
“Satyam Bruyat Priyam Bruyat” verse is mentioned in Manu Smriti 4.138
“Satyam Bruyat Priyam Bruyat” – Sanskrit with Hindi and English meaning
सत्यं ब्रूयात् प्रियं ब्रूयात् न ब्रूयात् सत्यमप्रियं।
प्रियं च नानृतं ब्रूयात् एष धर्मः सनातनः॥ – Manu Smriti 4.138
Hindi Meaning
सत्य बोलना चाहिये, प्रिय बोलना चाहिये, सत्य किन्तु अप्रिय नहीं बोलना चाहिये । प्रिय किन्तु असत्य नहीं बोलना चाहिये ; यही सनातन धर्म है !
English Meaning
Speak truth, speak nice things sweetly. Don’t speak bitter truth. Don’t speak incorrect things even nicely. This is eternal dharma.
