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CC Madhya 5.84

স্ববাক্য ছাড়িতে ইঁহার নাহি কভু মন ।
স্বজন-মৃত্যু-ভয়ে কহে অসত্য-বচন ॥ ৮৪ ॥
sva-vākya chāḍite iṅhāra nāhi kabhu mana
svajana-mṛtyu-bhaye kahe asatya-vacana

Synonyms

sva-vākyahis own promise; chāḍiteto give up; iṅhāraof this brāhmaṇa; nāhinot; kabhuat any time; manathe mind; sva-janaof his own kinsmen; mṛtyu-bhayefearing the suicide; kahesays; asatya-vacanauntruthful words.

Translation

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