Shloka 13

यमसभावर्णनम् (Yamasabhā-varṇanam) — Nārada’s Description of Dharmarāja’s Assembly

Devanagari script

पृषदश्चो वसुमना: क्षुपश्ष सुमहाबल: । रुषद्रुर्वषसेनश्न पुरुकुत्सो ध्वजी रथी

Transliteration

Pṛṣadaś ca Vasumanāḥ Kṣupaś ca sumahābalaḥ | Ruṣadrur Vṛṣasenaś ca Purukutsō Dhvajī rathī ||

Translation

নারদ আরও বললেন—পৃষদশ, বসুমনা ও মহাবলী ক্ষুপ; আর রুষদ্রু, বৃষসেন, পুরুকুৎস এবং ধ্বজী—এরা সকলেই প্রসিদ্ধ রথী ও পরাক্রান্ত নৃপতি ছিলেন।

Word by Word

पृषदश्चःPṛṣadaśva (proper name)

वसुमनाःVasumanas (proper name)

क्षुपःKṣupa (proper name)

सुमहाबलःvery mighty/very strong

रुषद्रुःRuṣadru (proper name)

वृषसेनःVṛṣasena (proper name)

पुरुकुत्सःPurukutsa (proper name)

ध्वजीbannered; having a standard

रथीcharioteer; chariot-warrior

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

न

नारद (Nārada)

प

पृषद (Pṛṣada)

व

वसुमना (Vasumanā)

क

क्षुप (Kṣupa)

र

रुषद्रु (Ruṣadru)

व

वृषसेन (Vṛṣasena)

प

पुरुकुत्स (Purukutsa)

ध

ध्वजी (Dhvajī)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

By enumerating mighty kings and chariot-warriors, the passage implicitly teaches that worldly power and fame are transient; ethical accountability and the passage of time level even the greatest figures.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada is continuing a catalog-like recitation of notable rulers/warriors, naming several figures and characterizing one as a distinguished chariot-fighter, as part of a broader discourse that situates human greatness within a larger moral and temporal frame.