Mahabharata 8.29.38

अनृतोक्तं प्रजा हन्यात्ततः पापमवाप्नुयात्तस्माद्धर्माभिरक्षार्थं नानृतं वक्तुमुत्सहे

anṛtoktaṃ prajā hanyāttataḥ pāpamavāpnuyāttasmāddharmābhirakṣārthaṃ nānṛtaṃ vaktumutsahe

Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.