Shloka 9
सुप्रभं सानुनादं च सुप्रशस्तनिवेशनम् । शुराब्यजनसम्पन्नं ब्रह्मघोषानुनादितम्
suprabhaṁ sānunādaṁ ca supraśastaniveśanam | śūrābhyajanasampannaṁ brahmaghoṣānunāditam ||
Wika ni Bhishma: “Ang lungsod na iyon ay maningning at umaalingawngaw; ang ayos at mga tahanan nito’y napakahusay na binalangkas at pinupuri. Hitik ito sa matatapang at mararangal na tao, at umaalingawngaw roon ang taimtim na pagbigkas ng mga sagradong awit at mantra ng mga Brahmana.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A well-ordered society is portrayed as one where material prosperity (splendour, good planning, strong citizens) is harmonized with sacred culture (the pervasive sound of Vedic recitation), suggesting that civic excellence and dharmic practice mutually reinforce each other.
Bhishma is describing an exemplary settlement or city: it is bright and lively, well-designed and reputable, populated by brave and well-born people, and filled with the reverberation of sacred Brahmanic/Vedic chants.