Shloka 33

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

Sanskrit

इत्युक्त्वा सापि सुश्रोणी मूर्च्छिता निपपात ह ।

भर्तृदुःखमहाभारेणासह्येन निपीडिता ॥

Transliteration

ity uktvā sāpi suśroṇī mūrcchitā nipapāta ha |

bhartṛ-duḥkha-mahā-bhāreṇāsahyena nipīḍitā ||

Translation

Nachdem sie so gesprochen hatte, sank auch jene Frau mit schönen Hüften, vom Kummer überwältigt, in Ohnmacht und stürzte zu Boden—zermalmt von der unerträglich schweren Last der Trauer um ihren Gemahl.

Speakers

• Narrative voice within the Devi Mahatmyam frame (contextual narration; specific speaker not explicit in this single verse)

Key Themes

• Grief and human vulnerability
• Pathos in sacred narrative
• Marital devotion (pati-śoka)
• Suffering as a catalyst for divine intervention (contextual)