Shloka 20
यमसभावर्णनम् (Yamasabhā-varṇanam) — Nārada’s Description of Dharmarāja’s Assembly
राजा वैन्यो वारिसेन: पुरुजिज्जनमेजय: । ब्रह्मदत्तस्त्रिगर्तक्ष राजोपरिचरस्तथा
rājā vainyo vārisenaḥ purujij janamejayaḥ | brahmadattas trigartakṣa rājoparicaras tathā ||
அரசன் வைன்யன், வாரிசேனன், புருஜித், ஜனமேஜயன்; திரிகர்த்தர்களில் பிரஹ்மதத்தன், மேலும் ராஜோபரிசரனும்.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
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.
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.