udvijante = people become agitated; yathā = as if; sarpāt = he is a snake; narāt = upon encountering a man; anṛta-vādinaḥ = who speaks untruth; dharmaḥ = dharma in which; satya-paraḥ = truthfulness is supreme; loke = in this world; mūlam = is the root [cause]; sarvasya = of all [benefits]; ca = and; ucyate = it is said that.