Manusmriti
वाच्यर्था नियताः सर्वे वाङ्मूला वाग्विनिःसृताः । तांस्तु यः स्तेनयेद् वाचं स सर्वस्तेयकृन्नरः ॥ २५६ ॥
All things (have their nature) determined by speech; speech is their root, and from speech they proceed; but he who is dishonest with respect to speech, is dishonest in everything.
english translation
vAcyarthA niyatAH sarve vAGmUlA vAgviniHsRtAH । tAMstu yaH stenayed vAcaM sa sarvasteyakRnnaraH ॥ 256 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptवाच्यर्था नियताः सर्वे वाङ्मूला वाग्विनिःसृताः । तांस्तु यः स्तेनयेद् वाचं स सर्वस्तेयकृन्नरः ॥ २५६ ॥
All things (have their nature) determined by speech; speech is their root, and from speech they proceed; but he who is dishonest with respect to speech, is dishonest in everything.
english translation
vAcyarthA niyatAH sarve vAGmUlA vAgviniHsRtAH । tAMstu yaH stenayed vAcaM sa sarvasteyakRnnaraH ॥ 256 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript