Shloka 28

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

Devanagari script

एते राजर्षय: पुण्या: कीर्तिमन्तो बहुश्रुता: । तस्यां सभायां राजेन्द्र वैवस्चतमुपासते

Transliteration

ete rājarṣayaḥ puṇyāḥ kīrtimanto bahuśrutāḥ | tasyāṃ sabhāyāṃ rājendra vaivasvatam upāsate ||

Translation

Nārada said: “These are the holy royal sages—renowned and widely learned—who, O best of kings, attend upon Vaivasvata (Yama) in that assembly. Their presence proclaims that true sovereignty is measured not merely by power, but by merit, learning, and righteous conduct.”

Word by Word

• एते: these
• एते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• राजर्षयः: royal sages
• राजर्षयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पुण्याः: virtuous, holy
• पुण्याः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• कीर्तिमन्तः: famous, renowned
• कीर्तिमन्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कीर्तिमन्त्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• बहुश्रुताः: very learned (lit. much-heard)
• बहुश्रुताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहुश्रुत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तस्याम्: in that
• तस्याम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• सभायाम्: in the assembly hall
• सभायाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• राजेन्द्र: O king (lord of kings)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• वैवस्वतम्: Vaivasvata (Yama)
• वैवस्वतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैवस्वत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उपासते: they attend upon / worship / serve
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आस्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Atmanepada

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• rājarṣi (royal sages)
• rājendra (addressed king)
• Vaivasvata (Yama)
• sabhā (assembly hall)