Shloka 9

Devanagari script

एतत्‌ संयमनं पुण्यमतीवाद्धुतदर्शनम्‌ । प्रेतराजस्य भवनमृद्धया परमया युतम्‌,'प्रेतताजका यह निवासस्थान अत्यन्त समृद्धिशाली परम पवित्र तथा देखनेमें अद्भुत है। राजन! इसका नाम संयमन (या संयमनीपुरी) है

Transliteration

etat saṁyamanaṁ puṇyam atīvādbhuta-darśanam | preta-rājasya bhavanaṁ ṛddhyā paramayā yutam ||

Translation

Kota suci bernama Saṁyamana ini sungguh menakjubkan untuk dipandang. Inilah kediaman Penguasa para arwah (Yama), dipenuhi kemakmuran dan kemilau yang tertinggi.

Word by Word

एतत्this

संयमनम्Saṃyamana (name of the city/abode)

पुण्यम्holy, meritorious

अतीवexceedingly, very

अद्भुत-दर्शनम्wonderful to behold / of marvelous appearance

प्रेत-राजस्यof the king of the departed (Yama)

भवनम्abode, dwelling

ऋद्धयाwith prosperity, with splendor

परमयाsupreme, highest

युतम्endowed (with), joined with

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Saṁyamana (Saṁyamanīpurī)

Preta-rāja (Yama)

Yama’s abode (bhavana)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames Yama’s realm as both ‘puṇya’ (holy) and ‘saṁyamana’ (restraint), implying that the moral order governing life and death is not chaotic but structured, awe-inspiring, and aligned with dharma; the afterlife is portrayed as a domain of just governance and solemn sanctity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes the splendid, wondrous city called Saṁyamana—identified as the residence of Yama, the Lord of the departed—emphasizing its holiness and extraordinary prosperity as part of the broader depiction of realms encountered in the narrative.