Shloka 33

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

Sanskrit

विश्वामित्र उवाच यदि राजंस्त्वया दत्ता मम सर्वा वसुन्धरा ।

यत्र मे विषये स्वाम्यं तस्मान्निष्क्रान्तुमर्हसि ॥

Transliteration

viśvāmitra uvāca yadi rājaṃs tvayā dattā mama sarvā vasundharā |

yatra me viṣaye svāmyaṃ tasmān niṣkrāntum arhasi ||

Translation

Viśvāmitra berkata: “Jika, wahai raja, seluruh bumi telah engkau anugerahkan kepadaku, maka dari wilayah tempat kekuasaanku berdaulat engkau harus berangkat pergi.”

Speakers

• Viśvāmitra addressing a king (rājan) within a narrative episode

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Royal duty (rājadharma)
• Gift and ownership (dāna, svāmya)
• Authority of a sage vs. kingly power