Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 8, Shloka 110

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

Sanskrit

हा पुत्र ! मित्र ! हा बन्धो ! भ्रातर् वत्स ! प्रियाद्य मे । हा पते ! भगिनि ! मातर्हा मातुल ! पितामह ॥

Transliteration

hā putra! mitra! hā bandho! bhrātar vatsa! priyādya me / hā pate! bhagini! mātar hā mātula! pitāmaha

Translation

‘呜呼，吾儿！吾友！呜呼，吾亲！吾兄！爱子！吾爱！呜呼，夫君！姐妹！母亲——呜呼！叔伯！祖父！’

Speakers

• Mourners (collective voices) within the narrated scene

Key Themes

• Human grief
• Family bonds
• Impermanence (anityatā)