Shloka 8
ताराविलापः
Tārā’s Lament over Vāli
शूराय न प्रदातव्या कन्या खलु विपश्चिता।शूरभार्यां हतां पश्य सद्यो मां विधवां कृताम्।।
śūrāya na pradātavyā kanyā khalu vipaścitā | śūra-bhāryāṃ hatāṃ paśya sadyo māṃ vidhavāṃ kṛtām ||
إن الحكماء يقولون حقًّا: لا ينبغي أن تُزوَّج الفتاةُ لمحارب؛ فانظر إليّ—زوجةَ محارب—قد صرعتني الأقدار وجعلتني أرملةً في الحال.
'It is said by wise men that a girl should not be given in marriage to a warrior. See me, the wife of a warrior, now rendered a widow.
FAQs
It reflects on the social cost of warrior-dharma: martial life brings honor but also the ever-present risk of bereavement for dependents.
Tārā voices the bitter truth of becoming a widow due to Vāli’s fall in battle.
The verse indirectly highlights the warrior’s readiness for battle, alongside the household’s vulnerability that follows.