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

Nārada continued, naming renowned kings and warriors of great might: Pṛṣadaś, Vasumanā, and Kṣupa; also Ruṣadru, Vṛṣasena, and Purukutsa—along with Dhvajī, the famed chariot-fighter. The recitation underscores that even the celebrated in power and renown are gathered at last beneath the same moral horizon of time and karmic consequence, for rank and strength do not exempt one from impermanence or from accountability to dharma.

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)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes