What is the source of this Sanskrit verse?

This subhashitam is from Subhashitam.

What are the key themes of this verse?

The key themes of this subhashitam are: truth, welfare, speech.

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सत्यस्य वचनं श्रेयः

Subhashitam

सत्यस्य वचनं श्रेयः सत्यादपि हितं वदेत् । यद्भूतहितमत्यन्तम् एतत् सत्यं मतं मम ॥

सत्यस्यof truth

वचनम्speech / word

श्रेयःbetter / superior

हितम्beneficial

भूतहितम्welfare of all beings

Telling truth is recommended, but more than that, tell what is beneficial to all. According to Narada, truth is that which is beneficial to all beings.

truthwelfarespeech

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सत्यं ब्रूयात् प्रियं ब्रूयात्Speak truth; speak what is pleasant. Do not tell truth that is unpleasant. Similarly, do not speak untruth even though pleasant. This is the eternal dharma.Subhashitam
सुलभाः पुरुषाः राजन्O King, people who speak pleasantries are easily found. But one who speaks bitter truth and another who listens to it are both rare.Ramayana
सत्यं वद । धर्मं चरSpeak truth. Walk the path of dharma. Never be negligent in your study. After giving the teacher his due, do not cut off the thread of progeny. (Taittiriya Upanishad convocation address)Taittirīya Upaniṣad
अमृतं चैव मृत्युश्चBoth immortality and death dwell within the body. Death comes through delusion; immortality is attained through truth.Subhashitam

सत्यस्य वचनं श्रेयः

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