Shloka 24

Kurukṣetra–Samantapañcaka Māhātmya: King Kuru’s Ploughing and Indra’s Boon (प्रजापतेरुत्तरवेदिः समन्तपञ्चकं)

Devanagari script

समयेन तपोडर्ध च कृच्छात्‌ प्रतिगृहीतवान्‌ | साधयित्वा तदा5>त्मानं तस्या: स गतिमन्वियात्‌

Transliteration

samayena tapo 'rdhaṃ ca kṛcchrāt pratigṛhītavān | sādhayitvā tadātmānaṃ tasyāḥ sa gatim anviyāt ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: Pada waktunya, dan hanya dengan susah payah, dia menerima separuh daripada tapa (austeriti) yang sepatutnya diterimanya. Kemudian, setelah mendisiplinkan dan menyempurnakan dirinya, dia mengikuti jalan wanita itu—mencapai takdir yang sama seperti beliau. Petikan ini menegaskan bahawa pahala rohani tidak dirampas dengan mudah: ia diterima menurut waktu dan usaha yang wajar, dan pencapaian sejati menuntut penguasaan diri batin, bukan sekadar tuntutan.

Word by Word

समयेनby/at the proper time

तपःausterity, penance

अर्धम्half

चand

कृच्छात्from hardship; with difficulty

प्रतिगृहीतवान्accepted, received

साधयित्वाhaving accomplished/fulfilled

तदाthen

आत्मानम्himself; the self

तस्याःof her

सःhe

गतिम्course, path, state/destination

अन्वियात्should follow; would go after

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Merit and spiritual progress are gained in the right time and through genuine effort; even when a share of austerity is received, the decisive factor is self-perfection—disciplining oneself—after which one can attain the same destined state.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator states that a person, after a period of time and with difficulty, receives half of an austerity/merit, and then—having completed inner discipline—follows 'her' destiny, i.e., reaches the same course or final state as that woman.