Shloka 37

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

Sanskrit

स वारिणा समभ्युक्ष्य राजानमिदमब्रवीत् ।

उत्तिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ राजेन्द्र तां ददस्वेष्टदक्षिणाम् ॥

Transliteration

sa vāriṇā samabhyukṣya rājānam idam abravīt | uttiṣṭhottiṣṭha rājendra tāṃ dadasveṣṭa-dakṣiṇām ||

Translation

जलेन राजानं प्रोक्ष्य स उवाच—उत्तिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ राजेन्द्र; अस्यै यथेष्टां दक्षिणां प्रयच्छ।

Speakers

• Narrative voice describing a ritual officiant addressing a king (exact named speakers not present in the given verse alone)

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Ritual practice
• Kingship ethics
• Dana (gift-giving)