Shloka 28

वारुणी सभा — Varuṇa’s Divine Assembly

Nārada’s Description

Devanagari script

वारुणश्न तथा मन्त्री सुनाभ: पर्युपासते

Transliteration

vāruṇaśna tathā mantrī sunābhaḥ paryupāsate

Translation

那罗陀说道：“同样，瓦鲁那什那与大臣苏那婆恒常侍立左右，勤谨而敏捷地奉事。”

Word by Word

• वारुणश्नः: Varuṇaśna (proper name)
• वारुणश्नः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारुणश्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: and/also; likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• मन्त्री: the minister/counsellor
• मन्त्री: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुनाभः: Sunābha (proper name)
• सुनाभः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुनाभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पर्युपासते: they attend upon / serve / wait on
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आस् (परि-उप-आस्)
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Ātmanepada

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Vāruṇaśna
• Sunābha

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma in governance: capable ministers and attendants should remain vigilant and devoted in service, supporting orderly administration through respectful, constant attendance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada is describing the personnel around a ruler—naming Vāruṇaśna and the minister Sunābha—and noting that they regularly attend and serve, indicating an efficiently staffed and well-served court.