Shloka 10

Nāradasya Rājadharma-praśnāḥ

Nārada’s Examination of Royal Ethics

Devanagari script

लोकाननुचरन्‌ सर्वानागमत्‌ तां सभां नृप । नारद: सुमहातेजा ऋषिभि: सहितस्तदा

Transliteration

lokān anucaran sarvān āgamat tāṁ sabhāṁ nṛpa | nāradaḥ sumahātejā ṛṣibhiḥ sahitas tadā ||

Translation

毗舍波耶那说道：“大王啊，圣者那罗陀——具无比巨大的灵耀——游行遍历诸世界之后，便在那时与诸仙同来，抵达那王者之会。”

Word by Word

• लोकान्: worlds
• लोकान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अनुचरन्: wandering/following
• अनुचरन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनुचर्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• आगमत्: came/arrived
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम्
• Form: Aorist (लुङ्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ताम्: that
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• सभाम्: assembly hall
• सभाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• नृप: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• नारदः: Narada
• नारदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुमहातेजाः: of very great splendor
• सुमहातेजाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुमहातेजस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ऋषिभिः: with sages
• ऋषिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सहितः: accompanied (by)
• सहितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित
• Form: क्त (past passive participle, used adjectivally), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Nārada
• ṛṣis (sages)
• sabhā (royal assembly hall)
• nṛpa (the king addressed—Janamejaya)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The arrival of a world-traversing ṛṣi underscores that royal power is accountable to dharma. A king’s court is not merely political; it is a moral arena where the testimony and guidance of sages carry decisive authority.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Nārada, radiant and accompanied by other sages, comes to the royal assembly hall. His entrance sets up forthcoming counsel or revelations that will influence events in the court.