Shloka 99

Devanagari script

|| न स्मराम्युक्तपूर्व वै स्वैरेष्वनृतां गिरम्‌

Transliteration

na smarāmy uktapūrvaṃ vai svair eṣv anṛtāṃ giram

Translation

「私は、これまで一度たりとも偽りの言葉を口にした覚えがない。たとえ、好きに語ってよい事柄であっても。」

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• स्मरामि: I remember
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ
• Form: Lat (present indicative), 1st, singular, Parasmaipada

• उक्तपूर्वाम्: previously uttered/said before
• उक्तपूर्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उक्तपूर्वा
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• स्वैरेषु: among the self-willed/at one’s pleasure
• स्वैरेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वैर
• Form: masculine, locative, plural

• अनृताम्: untrue/false
• अनृताम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनृत
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• गिरम्: speech/utterance
• गिरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर्
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya