Shloka 24
Devanagari script
श्रुतं तत् सर्वलोकेषु परमव्यसने यथा । दीपो<भूस्त्वं हि पार्थानां नगरे वारणावते
Transliteration
śrutaṃ tat sarvalokeṣu paramavyasane yathā | dīpo 'bhūs tvaṃ hi pārthānāṃ nagare vāraṇāvate ||
Translation
Vaiśampāyana said: “That deed became known throughout all the worlds—how, in their hour of utmost calamity, you became a lamp for the Pārthas in the city of Vāraṇāvata.”
Word by Word
श्रुतम्heard, was heard
श्रुतम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु) → श्रुत (कृदन्त)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
सर्वलोकेषुin all the worlds / among all people
सर्वलोकेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
परमव्यसनेin the greatest calamity
परमव्यसने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपरमव्यसन (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
यथाas, just as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय)
दीपःa lamp
दीपः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदीप (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अभूःyou were/became
अभूः:
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
FormImperfect (लङ्), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNominative, Singular
हिindeed, for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
पार्थानाम्of the Pāṇḍavas (sons of Pṛthā)
पार्थानाम्:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootपार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
नगरेin the city
नगरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootनगर (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
वारणावतेat Vāraṇāvata
वारणावते:
Adhikarana
TypeProperNoun
Rootवारणावत (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaP
Pārthas (Pāṇḍavas)V
VāraṇāvataCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
In extreme adversity, righteous leadership and timely counsel become a ‘lamp’—a moral and practical guide that preserves life and dharma; such protective action earns enduring renown.
Vaiśampāyana recalls a well-known earlier crisis at Vāraṇāvata, praising the addressed person as the one who guided and safeguarded the Pāṇḍavas when they faced a grave danger there.