Shloka 69

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

Sanskrit

सूर्यवंशप्रसूतो 'यं सुकुमारकराङ्गुलिः ।

सम्प्राप्तो विक्रयं बालो धिङ्मामस्तु सुदुर्मतिम् ॥

Transliteration

sūryavaṃśaprasūto 'yaṃ sukumārakarāṅguliḥ /

samprāpto vikrayaṃ bālo dhiṅ mām astu sudurmatim

Translation

«Este niño—nacido en la dinastía Solar, de manos y dedos aún tiernos—ha venido para ser vendido. ¡Vergüenza para mí, de entendimiento pervertido!»

Speakers

• Not specified in the provided verse; the speaker is a lamenting narrator/character within the chapter’s story-context

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Social ethics
• Royal lineage (Sūryavaṃśa)
• Compassion toward children
• Self-reproach and moral awakening