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# Gopathabrahmana 2.2.23

Gopathabrāhmaṇa 2.2.23

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.2.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha.2.2.23)

vicakṣaṇavatīṃ vācaṃ bhāṣante canasitavatīm\_  
vicakṣayanti brāhmaṇam\_  
canasayanti prājāpatyam\_  
satyaṃ vadanti\_  
etad vai manuṣyeṣu satyaṃ yac cakṣus  
tasmād āhur ācakṣāṇam adrāg iti  
sa yad āhādrākṣam iti tathāhāsya śraddadhati  
yady u vai svayaṃ vai dṛṣṭaṃ bhavati na bahūnāṃ janānām eṣa śraddadhāti  
tasmād vicakṣaṇavatīṃ vācaṃ bhāṣante canasitavatīm\_  
satyottarā haivaiṣāṃ vāg uditā bhavati || 23 ||

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## Linked texts (1)

- [Atharvavedabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.atharvavedabrahmana.11.23) — Brahmā, Sanskrit

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