Shloka 186
Adhyaya 8 — Harishchandra’s Trial: Truth, the Sale of Family, and Bondage to a Chandala
सा च तं प्रत्यभिज्ञाय तामवस्थामुपागतम् ।
मूर्च्छिता निपपातार्ता निष्चेष्टा धरणीतले ॥
sā ca taṃ pratyabhijñāya tām avasthām upāgatam | mūrcchitā nipapātārtā niśceṣṭā dharaṇītale ||
وأما هي، فلما عرفته ورأته ساقطًا على تلك الحال، أغمي عليها هي أيضًا؛ وقد أنهكها الألم، فانهارت ساكنةً لا حراك بها على الأرض.
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FAQs
The paired collapse of king and queen universalizes grief: status and strength do not exempt one from duḥkha. Purāṇic narrative often uses such scenes to motivate turning toward dharma and a higher refuge beyond the unstable world.
Ākhyāna (narrative) functioning as ethical-psychological instruction through exemplification.
‘Falling to the earth’ can symbolize the descent of consciousness into tamas under overwhelming emotion—contrasted with the sāttvika steadiness sought in later teachings and worship.