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
Demikianlah sungai agung itu—setelah dipuji olehnya—memperoleh suatu anugerah.
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.