Shloka 8

Adhyaya 7 — Harishchandra Tested by Vishvamitra: The Gift of the Kingdom and the Pandava Curse-Backstory

Sanskrit

साध्यमानाः क्षमामौनचित्तसंयमिनामुना ।

ता वै भयार्ताः क्रन्दन्ति कथं कार्यमिदं मया ॥

Transliteration

sādhyamānāḥ kṣamāmaunacittasaṃyamināmunā | tā vai bhayārtāḥ krandanti kathaṃ kāryam idaṃ mayā ||

Translation

ເມື່ອຖືກລະງັບໄວ້ໂດຍລະສີນີ້—ຜູ້ຝຶກຄວາມອົດທົນ ຄວາມສງົບງຽບ ແລະການຄວບຄຸມໃຈ—ພວກນາງຖືກຄວາມຢ້ານກົວບີບຄັ້ນ ແລະຮ້ອງອອກວ່າ: “ຂ້ອຍຈະເຮັດການກະທຳນີ້ແນວໃດ?”

Speakers

• Narrator (Purana voice) describing the reaction of the afflicted persons; direct speech embedded: the fearful lament

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Self-control (śama/dama)
• Fear and moral hesitation
• Ascetic restraint influencing others