Shloka 4

ताराविलापः

Tārā’s Lament over Vāli

Devanagari script

सुग्रीवस्य वशं प्राप्तो विधिरेषभवत्यहो।सुग्रीव एव विक्रान्तो वीर साहसिकप्रिय।।

Transliteration

sugrīvasya vaśaṃ prāpto vidhir eṣa bhavaty aho | sugrīva eva vikrānto vīra sāhasika-priya ||

Translation

O Held, der du kühne Taten liebst—ach, so ist das Geschick: Du bist unter Sugrīvas Herrschaft geraten, als wäre Sugrīva allein der Tapfere.

Word by Word

• sugrīvasya: of Sugriva
• sugrīvasya: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sugrīva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• vaśam: control / power
• vaśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• prāptaḥ: has come under / attained
• prāptaḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√āp (धातु)
• Form: Past participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; used predicatively "having come under"

• vidhiḥ: fate
• vidhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• eṣaḥ: this
• eṣaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• bhavati: is / happens
• bhavati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular

• aho: alas! / oh!
• aho: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/भाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aho (अव्यय)
• Form: Exclamation particle (विस्मयार्थक-निपात)

• sugrīvaḥ: Sugriva
• sugrīvaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sugrīva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• eva: alone / indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/भाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारणार्थक-निपात)

• vikrāntaḥ: valiant
• vikrāntaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-√kram (धातु)
• Form: Past participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; adjectival

• vīra: O hero
• vīra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• sāhasikapriya: O lover of daring
• sāhasikapriya: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāhasika + priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष sense: "fond of साहस (boldness)"

Context

'O lover of brave deeds, fate has brought you under the sway of Sugriva, although he had lost to you.

Characters & Entities

• Sugrīva
• Vāli
• Vidhi (Fate)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

The verse highlights how worldly power and victory can reverse by fate; it cautions against pride in strength and invites humility before dharma and the larger moral order.

What is the narrative situation?

Tārā laments to the wounded Vāli after his duel, expressing shock that he now lies subdued while Sugrīva appears triumphant.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vāli’s recognized valor (vikrānti) is underscored, even as Tārā mourns the tragic reversal of fortune.