sva-vākya - his own promise; chāḍite - to give up; iṅhāra - of this brāhmaṇa; nāhi - not; kabhu - at any time; mana - the mind; sva-jana - of his own kinsmen; mṛtyu-bhaye - fearing the suicide; kahe - says; asatya-vacana - untruthful words.

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