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Among those who passed away were a child called Harishchandra (12) and one Sangeeta from Madanpur and Ashikkumar (3) and a lady Bandhanbai (60) from Chuidhodha.
Analysis 2010
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Among those who passed away were a child called Harishchandra (12) and one Sangeeta from Madanpur and Ashikkumar (3) and a lady Bandhanbai (60) from Chuidhodha.
Analysis 2010
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Was it not you who told me the story of King Harishchandra, and its moral that we should honour our promises no matter what? '
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And beholding, O exalted one, such prosperity, in the son of Pritha which is even like that which Harishchandra had, I do not see the least good in continuing to live, O Bharata!
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Sabha Parva Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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Rajasuya sacrifice, obtained like the exalted Harishchandra such prosperity that neither Rantideva nor Nabhaga, nor Jauvanaswa, nor Manu, nor king Prithu the son of Vena, nor Bhagiratha, Yayati, nor Nahusha, had obtained its like.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Sabha Parva Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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At that sacrifice king Harishchandra gave away unto all who asked, wealth that was five times what each had solicited.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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And beholding, O exalted one, such prosperity, in the son of Pritha which is even like that which Harishchandra had, I do not see the least good in continuing to live, O Bharata!
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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Harishchandra, having pleased the gods at a sacrifice, became a son of the wise Viswamitra.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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The men sometimes paint their own pictures, and in Bombay they have a caste rule that every Chitrakathi must have in his house a complete set of sacred pictures; this usually includes forty representations of Rama's life, thirty-five of that of the sons of Arjun, forty of the Pandavas, forty of Sita and Rawan, and forty of Harishchandra.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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At that sacrifice king Harishchandra gave away unto all who asked, wealth that was five times what each had solicited.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Sabha Parva Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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