Pancappakaranatthakatha 2.2.4.178_4

2.2.4.178_4

Saccaṃ vadatīti saccavādī. Saccena saccaṃ sandahati ghaṭetīti saccasandho. Na antarantarā musā vadatīti attho. Yo hi puriso kadāci musā vadati, kadāci saccaṃ, tassa musāvādena antaritattā saccaṃ saccena na ghaṭīyati, tasmā na so saccasandho. Ayaṃ pana na tādiso. Jīvitahetupi musā avatvā saccena saccaṃ sandahatiyevāti saccasandho. Thetoti thiro, thirakathoti attho. Eko hi puggalo haliddirāgo viya, thusarāsimhi nikhātakhāṇuko viya, assapiṭṭhe ṭhapitakumbhaṇḍamiva ca, na thirakatho hoti. Eko pāsāṇalekhā viya, indakhīlo viya ca thirakatho hoti. Asinā sīse chindantepi dve kathā na katheti. Ayaṃ vuccati theto. Paccayikoti pattiyāyitabbako, saddhāyikoti attho. Ekacco hi puggalo na paccayiko hoti. ‘Idaṃ kena vuttaṃ? Asukenā’ti vutte ‘mā tassa vacanaṃ saddahathā’ti vattabbataṃ āpajjati. Eko paccayiko hoti. ‘Idaṃ kena vuttaṃ? Asukenā’ti vutte ‘yadi tena vuttaṃ, idameva pamāṇaṃ, idāni upaparikkhitabbaṃ natthi, evameva ida’nti vattabbataṃ āpajjati. Ayaṃ vuccati paccayiko. Avisaṃvādako lokassāti tāya saccavāditāya lokaṃ na visaṃvādetīti attho.

"He speaks truth" means a speaker of truth. "With truth, he connects and unites truth" means bound to truth; the meaning is that he does not speak falsehood in between. For a person who sometimes speaks falsehood and sometimes truth, his truth is not joined with truth because it is interrupted by falsehood; therefore, he is not "bound to truth." But this one is not like that: not speaking falsehood even for the sake of his life, he unites truth only with truth, and so is "bound to truth." "Steadfast" means firm; the meaning is firm of speech. For one person is not firm of speech, like turmeric dye, like a stake driven into a heap of chaff, and like a pumpkin placed on a horse's back. Another is firm of speech, like an inscription on stone and like an Indra's post. Even when his head is being cut off with a sword, he does not speak double. This one is called "steadfast." "Trustworthy" means believable; the meaning is credible. For a certain person is not trustworthy: when it is said, "By whom was this spoken? By so-and-so," he warrants being told, "Do not believe his word." Another person is trustworthy: when it is said, "By whom was this spoken? By so-and-so," he warrants being told, "If it was spoken by him, this alone is the measure; now there is nothing to investigate; it is just so." This one is called "trustworthy." "Non-deceiver of the world" means that on account of that truth-speaking he does not deceive the world.