Shloka 40

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

Sanskrit

स समाश्वास्य राजानं वाक्यमाह द्विजोत्तमः ।

दीयतां दक्षिणा सा मे यदि धर्ममवेक्षसे ॥

Transliteration

sa samāśvāsya rājānaṃ vākyam āha dvijottamaḥ | dīyatāṃ dakṣiṇā sā me yadi dharmam avekṣase ||

Translation

Habiendo así consolado al rey, el más eminente de los dos veces nacidos dijo: «Si tienes consideración por el dharma, entrégame esa dakṣiṇā, el honorario ritual».

Speakers

• A dvijottama (brāhmaṇa) speaking to a king (rājā)

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Dāna (gift-giving)
• Dakṣiṇā
• Rājadharma
• Brāhmaṇa–kṣatriya social ethic