vipra kahe - the senior brāhmaṇa replied; śuna - please hear; loka - all people; mora - my; nivedana - submission; kabe - when; ki - what; baliyāchi - I have said; mora - my; nāhika - there is not; smaraṇa - remembrance.

The elderly brāhmaṇa said, “My dear friends, please hear what I have to submit. I do not exactly remember making a promise like that.”