Shloka 246

Vṛddha-kanyā-carita and Balarāma’s Kurukṣetra Inquiry (वृद्धकन्या-चरितम् / कुरुक्षेत्रफल-प्रश्नः)

Devanagari script

पुत्रमादाय मुदिता जगाम भरतर्षभ । भरतश्रेष्ठ) इस प्रकार उनके द्वारा प्रशंसित हो वर पाकर वह महानदी पुत्रको लेकर प्रसन्नतापूर्वक चली गयी

Transliteration

putram ādāya muditā jagāma bharatarṣabha | bharataśreṣṭha iti prakāraṁ tair abhipraśastā varaṁ prāpya sā mahānadī putraṁ gṛhītvā prasannatāpūrvakaṁ calitā ||

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ—ହେ ଭରତଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ! ପୁତ୍ରକୁ ସହ ନେଇ ସେ ଆନନ୍ଦରେ ପ୍ରସ୍ଥାନ କଲା। ଏଭଳି ତାଙ୍କମାନଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ପ୍ରଶଂସିତ ହୋଇ ଓ ବର ପାଇ, ସେ ମହାନଦୀ-ଦେବୀ ପ୍ରସନ୍ନ ହୋଇ ନିଜ ପୁତ୍ରକୁ ବହନ କରି ଚାଲିଗଲା।

Word by Word

• पुत्रम्: son
• पुत्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आदाय: having taken
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-दा
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund), Non-finite

• मुदिता: joyful, delighted
• मुदिता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुदित
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• जगाम: went
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भरतर्षभ: O bull among the Bharatas (best of Bharatas)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत-ऋषभ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bharata (dynasty/descendants addressed as Bharatarṣabha, Bharataśreṣṭha)
• mahānadī (a great river, personified)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical weight of a granted boon and the social-moral force of rightful praise: when a promise is honored and blessings are received, the recipient departs in contentment, reinforcing trust and dharmic reciprocity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that a great river (personified) receives praise and a boon, takes her son with her, and leaves happily—marking the close of a brief episode and a transition back to the main flow of events.