I have never before told an untruth; and I swear by my Ksatriya morality, that albeit fallen on evil days, I will never do so in future, O gentle one.
अनृतं नोक्तपूर्वं मे न च वक्ष्ये कदाचन॥ कृच्छ्रेष्वपि गतः सौम्य क्षत्रधर्मेण ते शपे।