sTym äUyat! iày< äUyat! n äUyat! sTymiàym!,

iày< c nan&t< äUyat! @;ae xmR> snatn>. 

satyam bråyàt priyam bråyàt na bråyàt satyamapriyam

priyam ca nànçtam bråyàt eùo dharmaþ sanàtanaþ 

[satyam - truth; bråyàt - one should; priyam - aggreable, pleasant; na - not; apriyam - disagreeable; ca - and; na ançtam - not falsehood; eùo - this; dharmaþ - law; sanàtanaþ - eternal] 

One should speak truth. One should speak pleasantly. One should not speak a truth that is unpleasant. And one should not speak a falsehood that is pleasant to hear. This is the eternal law.