Shloka 20

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

Devanagari script

राजा वैन्यो वारिसेन: पुरुजिज्जनमेजय: । ब्रह्मदत्तस्त्रिगर्तक्ष राजोपरिचरस्तथा

Transliteration

rājā vainyo vārisenaḥ purujij janamejayaḥ | brahmadattas trigartakṣa rājoparicaras tathā ||

Translation

Nārada setzte seinen Katalog berühmter Könige fort: Vainya, Vārisena, Purujit, Janamejaya; Brahmadatta von den Trigartas und auch Rājoparicara.

Word by Word

राजाking

वैन्यःVainya (a king named Vainya)

वारिसेनःVārisena (a king named Vārisena)

पुरुजित्Purujit (a king named Purujit)

जनमेजयःJanamejaya (a king named Janamejaya)

ब्रह्मदत्तःBrahmadatta (lit. 'given by Brahmā')

त्रिगर्तक्षःTrigartakṣa (king of the Trigartas / Trigarta-lord)

राजाking

उपरिचरःUparicara (a king named Uparicara)

तथाalso; likewise

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Vainya

Vārisena

Purujit

Janamejaya

Brahmadatta

Trigarta

Rājoparicara

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores that royal greatness is remembered through a lineage of names, but its ethical weight lies in dharmic rule: power and renown endure in memory only when aligned with righteous conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada is reciting a sequence of renowned kings as part of a broader account in the Sabha Parva, situating current events within a larger historical and moral frame by invoking exemplars of past sovereignty.