Shloka 5
Adhyaya 7 — Harishchandra Tested by Vishvamitra: The Gift of the Kingdom and the Pandava Curse-Backstory
Sanskrit
स विहाय मृगं राजा मा भैषीरित्यभाषत ।
मयि शासति दुर्मेधाः कोऽयमन्यायवृत्तिमान् ॥
Transliteration
sa vihāya mṛgaṃ rājā mā bhaiṣīr ity abhāṣata | mayi śāsati durmedhāḥ ko 'yam anyāya-vṛttimān ||
Translation
হৰিণটোক এৰি ৰজাই ক’লে, “ভয় নকৰিবা।” তাৰ পাছত ক’লে, “মই ৰাজ্য শাসন কৰোঁতে অন্যায় কৰা সেই মূৰ্খ কোন?”
Speakers
Narrator describing the king’s words (king speaking to a frightened party; exact interlocutor not specified in the given verse)
Key Themes
DharmaRajadharma (duty of a king)Protection of the fearfulCondemnation of injustice