Shloka 76
Adhyaya 8 — Harishchandra’s Trial: Truth, the Sale of Family, and Bondage to a Chandala
Sanskrit
अन्यां दास्यामि भगवन् ! कालः कश्चित्प्रतीक्ष्यताम् ।
साम्प्रतं नास्ति विक्रीता पत्नी पुत्रश्च बालकः ॥
Transliteration
anyāṃ dāsyāmi bhagavan kālaḥ kaścit pratīkṣyatām | sāmprataṃ nāsti vikrītā patnī putraś ca bālakaḥ ||
Translation
«سأعطي امرأةً/خادمةً أخرى، أيها السيد الموقَّر؛ فانتظر قليلًا. أمّا الآن فزوجتي وابني الصغير لم يُباعا بعد.»
Speakers
Unclear from single-verse input; appears as a plea by a distressed householder to a respected interlocutor
Key Themes
DharmaHouseholder distressPoverty and moral crisisFamily obligationsSocial ethics