Shloka 16

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

Sanskrit

स दुरात्मन्निति यदा मुनिस्तिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत् ।

ततः स राजा विनयात् प्रणिपत्याभ्यभाषत ॥

Transliteration

sa durātmann iti yadā munis tiṣṭheti cābravīt /

tataḥ sa rājā vinayāt praṇipatyābhyabhāṣata //

Translation

ရသီက «စိတ်ဆိုးယုတ်သူ» ဟုလည်း၊ «ရပ်နေ» ဟုလည်း ဆိုသောအခါ၊ ထိုဘုရင်သည် နှိမ့်ချမှုကြောင့် ဦးညွှတ်ကန်တော့၍ ပြန်လည်ဖြေကြား하였다။

Speakers

• A sage (muni) addressing a king; the king responds (frame-dialogue context; specific named speakers not given in the input)

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Vinaya (humility)
• Royal ethics
• Respect to sages
• Dialogue frame