if disclosure of a truth would cause misery to the persons at the receiving end, just maintain silence.

तस्मात्सत्यं वेदेत् प्राज्ञः यत्सत्यं प्रीतिकारणम्।

सत्यं यत्परदुःखाय तत्र मौनपरो भवेत्॥

इन्दिश्चे स्प्रुचे २५१६ सुभाषितावली

tasmātsatyaṁ vedet prājñaḥ yatsatyaṁ prītikāraṇam|

satyaṁ yatparaduḥkhāya tatra maunaparo bhavet||

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A sensible and intelligent person, should speak truth, reveal facts, when such truths and facts would bring happiness and peace to all people around, including the speaker and thelistener. However, if he is aware or is even conscious that disclosure of a truth would cause misery or trauma to the persons who are at the receiving end, then, he should, in his wisdom, just maintain silence.

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तस्मात् therefore प्राज्ञः a sensible and wise person यत् whichसत्यं truth प्रीतिकारणं is the source for happiness for all concerned तत् that सत्यं truth वदेत् should speak, should disclose, should tell यत्र where सत्यं truth, disclosure of truth परदुःखाय for the misery and suffering of others भवति happens तत्र in such occasions, there प्राज्ञः a sensible person मौनपरो one who adheres to silence, one who keeps quiet भवेत् should remain