महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-281, verse-97

न स्मराम्युक्तपूर्वां वै स्वैरेष्वप्यनृतां गिरम् ।
तेन सत्येन तावद्य ध्रियेतां श्वशुरौ मम ॥९७॥

97. na smarāmyuktapūrvāṁ vai svaireṣvapyanṛtāṁ giram ,
tena satyena tāvadya dhriyetāṁ śvaśurau mama.

97. na smarāmi uktapūrvām vai svaireshu api anṛtām giram
tena satyena tāvat adya dhriyetām śvaśurau mama

97. Indeed, I do not recall ever having uttered an untrue word, even in private or in jest. By the power of that truth, may my father-in-law and mother-in-law be sustained for this day.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• स्मरामि (smarāmi) - I remember, I recall

• उक्तपूर्वाम् (uktapūrvām) - spoken previously, formerly said

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (particle)

• स्वैरेस्हु (svaireshu) - in private, in free behavior, in jest

• अपि (api) - even, also

• अनृताम् (anṛtām) - untrue, false

• गिरम् (giram) - word, speech

• तेन (tena) - by that, with that

• सत्येन (satyena) - by truth, by reality

• तावत् (tāvat) - for this much (time), i.e., for today (so much, so long, for so much time)

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• ध्रियेताम् (dhriyetām) - may they be sustained, may they be held

• श्वशुरौ (śvaśurau) - her father-in-law and mother-in-law (the two in-laws (father-in-law and mother-in-law))

• मम (mama) - my, of me

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

स्मरामि (smarāmi) - I remember, I recall

(verb)

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

Root 'smṛ' (1st class) in present tense, 1st person singular, active voice.

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject is Savitri ('I').

उक्तपूर्वाम् (uktapūrvām) - spoken previously, formerly said

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of uktapūrvā

uktapūrvā - spoken previously, formerly said

Compound of 'ukta' (PPP of 'vac') and 'pūrva'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ukta+pūrva)

• ukta – spoken, said
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'vac' (2nd class, to speak) + -ta suffix.
  Root: vac (class 2)
• pūrva – prior, former, previous
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'giram'.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

स्वैरेस्हु (svaireshu) - in private, in free behavior, in jest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of svaira

svaira - self-willed, independent, free, spontaneous, private talk, jest

Note: Refers to relaxed or unconstrained situations.

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

अनृताम् (anṛtām) - untrue, false

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of anṛtā

anṛtā - untrue, false, falsehood

Compound of negative prefix 'an' and 'ṛta'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+ṛta)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• ṛta – truth, cosmic order, right
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'giram'.

गिरम् (giram) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gir

gir - word, speech, voice

Note: Object of 'smarāmi'.

तेन (tena) - by that, with that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'satyena'.

सत्येन (satyena) - by truth, by reality

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, true

Note: Expresses the means or cause for the wish.

तावत् (tāvat) - for this much (time), i.e., for today (so much, so long, for so much time)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial.

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal adverb.

ध्रियेताम् (dhriyetām) - may they be sustained, may they be held

(verb)

3rd person , dual, passive, potential (liṅ) of dhṛ

Root 'dhṛ' (1st class) in potential mood (vidhi-liṅ), 3rd person dual, passive voice.

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the dual subject 'śvaśurau'.

श्वशुरौ (śvaśurau) - her father-in-law and mother-in-law (the two in-laws (father-in-law and mother-in-law))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śvaśura

śvaśura - father-in-law

When used in dual, 'śvaśurau' conventionally refers to both parents-in-law (father and mother).

Note: Subject of 'dhriyetām'.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Refers to Savitri.