महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-56, verse-10

सत्यं ते प्रतिजानामि नात्र मिथ्यास्ति किंचन ।
अनृतं नोक्तपूर्वं मे स्वैरेष्वपि कुतोऽन्यथा ॥१०॥

10. satyaṁ te pratijānāmi nātra mithyāsti kiṁcana ,
anṛtaṁ noktapūrvaṁ me svaireṣvapi kuto'nyathā.

10. satyam te pratijānāmi na atra mithyā asti kiñcana
anṛtam na uktapūrvaṃ me svaireshu api kutaḥ anyathā

10. te satyam pratijānāmi atra kiñcana mithyā na asti
me anṛtam svaireshu api na uktapūrvaṃ kutaḥ anyathā

10. I truly promise this to you; there is absolutely no falsehood here. No untruth has ever been spoken by me, not even in jest; how then could it be otherwise (in a serious matter)?

Words meanings summery:

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, truly, indeed

• ते (te) - to you, of you, for you

• प्रतिजानामि (pratijānāmi) - I promise, I declare

• न (na) - not, no

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsehood (as a predicate noun or adjective) (false, untrue, in vain)

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything, whatsoever

• अनृतम् (anṛtam) - untruht, falsehood

• न (na) - not, no

• उक्तपूर्वं (uktapūrvaṁ) - previously spoken, said before

• मे (me) - by me, to me, for me

• स्वैरेस्हु (svaireshu) - in casual conversation or jest (in casual talks, in jest, among one's own people)

• अपि (api) - also, even

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence, why, how then

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in any other way

Words meanings and morphology

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, truly, indeed

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, real, true

ते (te) - to you, of you, for you

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Enclitic form of dative/genitive singular.

प्रतिजानामि (pratijānāmi) - I promise, I declare

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of jñā

Derived from root 'jñā' (to know) with 'prati' prefix, reduplicated present form.

Prefix: prati

Root: jñā (class 9)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

Locative adverbial suffix 'tra'.

मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsehood (as a predicate noun or adjective) (false, untrue, in vain)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mithyā

mithyā - falsehood, untruth, falsely, wrongly

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything, whatsoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcana

kiñcana - anything, something, whatsoever (often with 'na' for 'nothing')

Compound of 'kim' and 'cana'.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kim+cana)

• kim – what, which, why
  pronoun (neuter)
• cana – any, some (used for indefiniteness)
  indeclinable

अनृतम् (anṛtam) - untruht, falsehood

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anṛta

anṛta - untruth, false, not right

Negative compound with 'a' + 'ṛta' (truth).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+ṛta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• ṛta – truth, right, order
  noun (neuter)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

उक्तपूर्वं (uktapūrvaṁ) - previously spoken, said before

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uktapūrva

uktapūrva - previously spoken, said before

Compound of 'ukta' (spoken) and 'pūrva' (previous).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ukta+pūrva)

• ukta – spoken, said
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'vac' (to speak).
  Root: vac (class 2)
• pūrva – previous, former, earlier
  adjective (neuter)

मे (me) - by me, to me, for me

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Enclitic form of dative/genitive singular.

स्वैरेस्हु (svaireshu) - in casual conversation or jest (in casual talks, in jest, among one's own people)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of svaira

svaira - unrestrained, free, wilful, spontaneous, jest

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence, why, how then

(indeclinable)

Ablative form of 'kim' used adverbially.

अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in any other way

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix 'thā'.