Shloka 10

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

Devanagari script

प्रतर्दन: शिबिर्मत्स्य:ः पृथुलाक्षो बृहद्रथ: । वार्तो मरुत्त: कुशिक: सांकाश्य: सांकृतिर्धुव

Transliteration

pratardanaḥ śibir matsyaḥ pṛthulākṣo bṛhadrathaḥ | vārto maruttaḥ kuśikaḥ sāṅkāśyaḥ sāṅkṛtir dhruvaḥ ||

Translation

Nārada nói: “Pratardana, Śibi, Matsya, Pṛthulākṣa, Bṛhadratha, Vārta, Marutta, Kuśika, Sāṅkāśya, Sāṅkṛti và Dhruva—đều là những bậc vương giả lừng danh.”

Word by Word

• प्रतर्दनः: Pratardana (proper name)
• प्रतर्दनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतर्दन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शिबिः: Śibi (proper name)
• शिबिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिबि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मत्स्यः: Matsya (proper name / king of Matsya)
• मत्स्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्स्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पृथुलाक्षः: broad-eyed (one having large eyes)
• पृथुलाक्षः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पृथुलाक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बृहद्रथः: Bṛhadratha (proper name; lit. 'having a great chariot')
• बृहद्रथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहद्रथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वार्तः: Vārta (proper name)
• वार्तः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वार्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मरुत्तः: Marutta (proper name)
• मरुत्तः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कुशिकः: Kuśika (proper name)
• कुशिकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुशिक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सांकाश्यः: Sāṅkāśya (proper name / one from Sāṅkāśya)
• सांकाश्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सांकाश्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सांकृतिः: Sāṅkṛti (proper name; descendant of Saṅkṛti)
• सांकृतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सांकृति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ध्रुवः: Dhruva (proper name; also 'steadfast')
• ध्रुवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्रुव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• नारद (Nārada)
• प्रतर्दन (Pratardana)
• शिबि (Śibi)
• मत्स्य (Matsya)
• पृथुलाक्ष (Pṛthulākṣa)
• बृहद्रथ (Bṛhadratha)
• वार्त (Vārta)
• मरुत्त (Marutta)
• कुशिक (Kuśika)
• सांकाश्य (Sāṅkāśya)
• सांकृति (Sāṅkṛti)
• ध्रुव (Dhruva)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

By invoking a remembered roster of renowned kings, the passage underscores that political authority is judged against inherited standards of dharma—fame and legitimacy arise from exemplary conduct, not merely power.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada is speaking in the royal assembly and recites a sequence of notable royal names, functioning as a formal catalog that situates the ongoing discussion within the broader tradition of celebrated rulers and lineages.