Shloka 26

Devanagari script

उशड्भव: शतरथो देवराजो जयद्रथ: । वृषदर्भश्न राजर्षिबुद्धिमान्‌ सह मन्त्रिभि:

Transliteration

uśaḍbhavaḥ śataratho devarājo jayadrathaḥ | vṛṣadarbhaś ca rājarṣir buddhimān saha mantribhiḥ ||

Translation

قال نارادا: «أوشَدْبهافا، وشَتَرَثا، ودِڤَراجا، وجَيدْرَثا، وفْرِشادَرْبها—ذلك الملكُ الناسكُ الحكيم—مع وزرائه.»

Word by Word

• उशड्भवः: Uśaḍbhava (a proper name)
• उशड्भवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: उशड्भव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शतरथः: Śataratha (a proper name; 'having a hundred chariots')
• शतरथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शतरथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• देवराजः: Devarāja (a proper name; 'king of the gods')
• देवराजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवराज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जयद्रथः: Jayadratha (proper name)
• जयद्रथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जयद्रथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वृषदर्भः: Vṛṣadarbha (proper name)
• वृषदर्भः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषदर्भ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• राजर्षिः: royal sage
• राजर्षिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बुद्धिमान्: intelligent, wise
• बुद्धिमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बुद्धिमत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• मन्त्रिभिः: with ministers/counsellors
• मन्त्रिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रिन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Uśaḍbhava
• Śataratha
• Devarāja
• Jayadratha
• Vṛṣadarbha
• ministers (mantrin)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights an ideal of rājadharma: notable rulers are remembered not only by name but also by their wisdom and by governing with counsel—“with ministers”—suggesting that prudent deliberation is integral to ethical kingship.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada is listing prominent kings/royal figures. The line is part of a catalog-style passage, identifying individuals and characterizing one as a wise royal sage accompanied by his ministers.