Shloka 192

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

Sanskrit

हृत्वा राज्यमशेषं मे ससाधनधनं महत् ।

दैवाहिना नृशंसनेन दष्टो मे तनयस्ततः ॥

Transliteration

hṛtvā rājyam aśeṣaṃ me sa-sādhana-dhanaṃ mahat | daivāhinā nṛśaṃsena daṣṭo me tanayas tataḥ ||

Translation

Setelah seluruh kerajaanku dirampas—berserta kekayaan besar dan segala sumbernya—kemudian anak lelakiku dipatuk oleh ular takdir yang kejam.

Speakers

• The King (direct speech)

Key Themes

• Fortune’s reversal
• Daiva (fate)
• Suffering after loss
• Karmic worldview (implicit)