Shloka 24
Vṛddha-kanyā-carita and Balarāma’s Kurukṣetra Inquiry (वृद्धकन्या-चरितम् / कुरुक्षेत्रफल-प्रश्नः)
Devanagari script
एवं सा संस्तुतानेन वरं लब्ध्वा महानदी
Transliteration
evaṃ sā saṃstutānena varaṃ labdhvā mahānadī
Translation
এইদৰে, সেই মহানদী তেওঁৰ দ্বাৰা স্তুত হৈ বৰ লাভ কৰিলে।
Word by Word
एवम्thus
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
साshe
सा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
संस्तुताpraised, eulogized
संस्तुता:
TypeAdjective
Rootसंस्तुत (√स्तु)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
अनेनby him/with this (person/means)
अनेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
वरम्a boon
वरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवर
FormMasculine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular
लब्ध्वाhaving obtained
लब्ध्वा:
TypeVerb
Root√लभ्
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for absolutive)
महानदीthe great river
महानदी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहानदी (महा + नदी)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
M
mahānadī (a great river)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical power of respectful praise (saṃstuti): honoring a worthy being—here personified as a great river—becomes a cause for receiving a boon, implying that humility and reverence can bring auspicious outcomes.
Vaishampayana states that a great river, having been extolled by a certain person, received a boon; the line functions as a narrative link indicating the successful result of that praise and the boon’s bestowal.