Shloka 13

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

Devanagari script

पृषदश्चो वसुमना: क्षुपश्ष सुमहाबल: । रुषद्रुर्वषसेनश्न पुरुकुत्सो ध्वजी रथी

Transliteration

Pṛṣadaś ca Vasumanāḥ Kṣupaś ca sumahābalaḥ | Ruṣadrur Vṛṣasenaś ca Purukutsō Dhvajī rathī ||

Translation

那罗陀继续诵述，列举诸位威名远播、神力卓绝的国王与战士：Pṛṣadaś、Vasumanā 与 Kṣupa；又有 Ruṣadru、Vṛṣasena、Purukutsa——并提及以战车搏杀著称的 Dhvajī。此番点名昭示：纵然权势显赫、声名震世，终究同归于时间与业报的同一道德天际；地位与武力并不能使人超脱无常之律，亦不能免于依达摩而负的责任。

Word by Word

• पृषदश्चः: Pṛṣadaśva (proper name)
• पृषदश्चः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृषदश्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वसुमनाः: Vasumanas (proper name)
• वसुमनाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुमनस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• क्षुपः: Kṣupa (proper name)
• क्षुपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षुप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुमहाबलः: very mighty/very strong
• सुमहाबलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-महा-बल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रुषद्रुः: Ruṣadru (proper name)
• रुषद्रुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुषद्रु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वृषसेनः: Vṛṣasena (proper name)
• वृषसेनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषसेन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुरुकुत्सः: Purukutsa (proper name)
• पुरुकुत्सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुकुत्स
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ध्वजी: bannered; having a standard
• ध्वजी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्वजिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रथी: charioteer; chariot-warrior
• रथी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• नारद (Nārada)
• पृषद (Pṛṣada)
• वसुमना (Vasumanā)
• क्षुप (Kṣupa)
• रुषद्रु (Ruṣadru)
• वृषसेन (Vṛṣasena)
• पुरुकुत्स (Purukutsa)
• ध्वजी (Dhvajī)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

By enumerating mighty kings and chariot-warriors, the passage implicitly teaches that worldly power and fame are transient; ethical accountability and the passage of time level even the greatest figures.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada is continuing a catalog-like recitation of notable rulers/warriors, naming several figures and characterizing one as a distinguished chariot-fighter, as part of a broader discourse that situates human greatness within a larger moral and temporal frame.