Shloka 190

Adhyaya 8 — Harishchandra’s Trial: Truth, the Sale of Family, and Bondage to a Chandala

Sanskrit

कस्य जानुप्रणीतेन पिङ्गेन क्षितिरेणुना ।

ममोत्तरीयमुत्सङ्गं तथाङ्गं मलमेṣ्यति ॥

Transliteration

kasya jānu-praṇītena piṅgena kṣiti-reṇunā | mamottarīyam utsaṅgaṃ tathāṅgaṃ malam eṣyati ||

Translation

Wessen fahlbrauner Erdenstaub—von kleinen Knien aufgewirbelt—wird erneut mein Obergewand, meinen Schoß und meinen Leib beschmutzen?

Speakers

• The King (direct speech)

Key Themes

• Domestic intimacy
• Tender realism
• Impermanence of joy