ययातिदौहित्रपुण्यसमुच्चयः | Yayāti and the Grandsons’ Consolidation of Merit
प्रतर्दनो वसुमना: शिबिरौशीनरोडष्टक:
pratardano vasumanāḥ śibirauśīnarodaṣṭakaḥ
那罗陀说道:“这些是普罗塔尔达那、婆苏摩那、尸毗、奥尸那罗,以及达什塔迦。”在这段如同名录的叙述中,那罗陀召唤诸位典范君王之名——与施舍、以法(dharma)治国及王者应守的伦理理想相连——为《优提瑜伽篇》的政治紧张铺陈出一层道德底色。
नारद उवाच
By naming renowned kings—especially figures like Śibi associated with self-sacrifice—Narada foregrounds ideals of dharma in rulership: generosity, protection of subjects, and moral excellence as the standard against which present political actors are implicitly measured.
Narada is listing notable royal figures in a sequence, functioning like a brief roll-call of exemplary kings/lineages. The verse contributes to a larger contextual framing in Udyoga Parva, where ethical models and precedents are recalled amid preparations and negotiations surrounding the impending conflict.