Shloka 11

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

Devanagari script

चतुरश्चः सदश्चोर्मि: कार्तवीर्यश्व पार्थिव: । भरत: सुरथश्वैव सुनीथो निशठो नलः

Transliteration

caturaś caḥ sadaś cormiḥ kārtavīryaś ca pārthivaḥ | bharataḥ surathaś caiva sunītho niṣaṭho nalaḥ

Translation

Narada continues by listing renowned kings of old—Catura, Ca, Sada, Ormi, and the royal Kartavīrya; likewise Bharata, Suratha, Sunītha, Niṣaṭha, and Nala.

Word by Word

• चतुरः: four (persons)
• चतुरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• सदः: Sada (proper name)
• सदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• ऊर्मिः: Ūrmi (proper name)
• ऊर्मिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊर्मि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कार्तवीर्यः: Kārtavīrya (proper name)
• कार्तवीर्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्तवीर्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• पार्थिवः: Pārthiva (proper name/king)
• पार्थिवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भरतः: Bharata (proper name)
• भरतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुरथः: Suratha (proper name)
• सुरथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• एव: indeed/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• सुनीथः: Sunītha (proper name)
• सुनीथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुनीथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• निशठः: Niśaṭha (proper name)
• निशठः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशठ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नलः: Nala (proper name)
• नलः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Catura
• Ca
• Sada
• Ūrmi
• Kārtavīrya
• Bharata
• Suratha
• Sunītha
• Niṣaṭha
• Nala

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

By enumerating once-famous rulers, the passage underscores the fragility of worldly power: even great kings become names in memory, encouraging reflection on impermanence and the limits of sovereignty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Narada is reciting a catalogue of notable kings, continuing a broader discourse that situates present events against the long sweep of past dynasties and celebrated rulers.