जिह्वा प्रमाणं जानीहि
भाषाणे भोजनेऽपि च ।
अत्युक्तिरतिभुक्तिश्च
सत्यं प्राणापहारिणी ॥
jihvā pramāṇaṃ jānīhi
bhāṣāṇe bhojane’pi ca ।
atyuktiratibhuktiśca
satyaṃ prāṇāpahāriṇī ॥
जिह्वा प्रमाणं जानीहि (jihvā pramāṇaṃ jānīhi) = know that tongue is a right means
भाषाणे भोजने अपि (bhāṣāṇe bhojane api) = in speaking and eating / tasting
अति-उक्ति (ati-ukti) = over-speaking
अतिभुक्तिः च (atibhuktiḥ ca) = and over-eating
सत्यम् (satyam) = truly
प्राणा-अपहारिणी (prāṇā-apahāriṇī) = takes away one’s life.
Meaning: Know that the tongue is the right means in speaking and eating. Over-speaking and over-eating truly takes away one’s life. Use it well!
Credits: Courtesy Brahmachari Ved Chaitanya of Chinmaya International Foundation (CIF)
Image courtesy: Flaticon
P.S.: All errors / mistakes are my own