Shloka 110
Adhyaya 8 — Harishchandra’s Trial: Truth, the Sale of Family, and Bondage to a Chandala
हा पुत्र ! मित्र ! हा बन्धो ! भ्रातर् वत्स ! प्रियाद्य मे । हा पते ! भगिनि ! मातर्हा मातुल ! पितामह ॥
hā putra! mitra! hā bandho! bhrātar vatsa! priyādya me / hā pate! bhagini! mātar hā mātula! pitāmaha
‘Than ôi, con trai ta! bạn ta! than ôi, người thân của ta! anh em! đứa trẻ thân yêu! người yêu dấu! Than ôi, chồng! chị em! mẹ—than ôi! chú bác! ông nội!’
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FAQs
The litany of relations shows how attachment spans every role; death cuts across all identities. The ethical implication is not cold detachment but a call to live dharmically, knowing separation is inevitable.
Ākhyāna/Upākhyāna: embedded speech to heighten the scene’s teaching impact.
The repeated ‘hā’ is mantra-like lament—mind clinging to names and roles. Esoterically, it points to nāma-rūpa (name-form) dissolving at death, urging the seeker to find the nameless ground of being.