Shloka 20

Devanagari script

राजा वैन्यो वारिसेन: पुरुजिज्जनमेजय: । ब्रह्मदत्तस्त्रिगर्तक्ष राजोपरिचरस्तथा

Transliteration

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

Translation

राजा वैन्य, वारिसेन, पुरुजित, जनमेजय; त्रिगर्तांतील ब्रह्मदत्त आणि राजोपरिचरही.

Word by Word

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वैन्यः: Vainya (a king named Vainya)
• वैन्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैन्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वारिसेनः: Vārisena (a king named Vārisena)
• वारिसेनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारिसेन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुरुजित्: Purujit (a king named Purujit)
• पुरुजित्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुजित्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जनमेजयः: Janamejaya (a king named Janamejaya)
• जनमेजयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनमेजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ब्रह्मदत्तः: Brahmadatta (lit. 'given by Brahmā')
• ब्रह्मदत्तः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मदत्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्रिगर्तक्षः: Trigartakṣa (king of the Trigartas / Trigarta-lord)
• त्रिगर्तक्षः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिगर्तक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उपरिचरः: Uparicara (a king named Uparicara)
• उपरिचरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपरिचर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: also; likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Vainya
• Vārisena
• Purujit
• Janamejaya
• Brahmadatta
• Trigarta
• Rājoparicara

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.