Madhya 5.84

TEXT 84

TEXT

স্ববাক্য ছাড়িতে ইঁহার নাহি কভু মন ।
স্বজন-মৃত্যু-ভয়ে কহে অসত্য-বচন ॥ ৮৪ ॥

sva-vakya chadite iṅhara nahi kabhu mana

svajana-mrtyu-bhaye kahe asatya-vacana

SYNONYMS

sva-vakya-his own promise; chadite-to give up; iṅhara-of this brahmana; nahi-not; kabhu-at any time; mana-the mind; sva-jana-of his own kinsmen; mrtyu-bhaye-fearing the suicide; kahe-says; asatya-vacana-untruthful words.

TRANSLATION

"He had no desire to break his promise, but fearing that his kinsmen would commit suicide, he deviated from the truth.

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