Shloka 20

वालिनः और्ध्वदैहिकम्

Vali’s Funeral Rites and the Consolation of the Bereaved

Devanagari script

लक्ष्मणस्य वचश्श्रुत्वा तारस्सम्भ्रान्तमानसः।प्रविवेश गुहां शीघ्रं शिबिकासक्तमानसः4.25.20।।

Transliteration

lakṣmaṇasya vacaḥ śrutvā tāraḥ sambhrāntamānasaḥ | praviveśa guhāṃ śīghraṃ śibikāsaktamānasaḥ || 4.25.20 ||

Translation

Als Tārā die Worte Lakṣmaṇas hörte, trat sie, im Herzen von Dringlichkeit erregt, schnell in die Höhle ein, ganz darauf bedacht, die Sänfte bereitzumachen.

Word by Word

• लक्ष्मणस्य: of Lakshmana
• लक्ष्मणस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• वचः: words
• वचः: Karma (कर्म/Object of śrutvā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + क्त्वा (अव्यय-कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वकाल (having heard)

• तारः: Tara
• तारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सम्भ्रान्तमानसः: with agitated mind
• सम्भ्रान्तमानसः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्भ्रान्त (भ्रम् + क्त) + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (yasya mānasaṃ sambhrāntaṃ saḥ = whose mind is agitated)

• प्रविवेश: entered
• प्रविवेश: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• गुहाम्: cave
• गुहाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of entering)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुहा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (quickly)

• शिबिका-सक्त-मानसः: with mind set on the litter
• शिबिका-सक्त-मानसः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिबिका (प्रातिपदिक) + सक्त (सञ्ज् धातु + क्त) + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (yasya mānasaṃ śibikāyāṃ saktaṃ saḥ = intent on the litter)

Context

On hearing Lakshmana, Tara in an excited state quickly entered the cave city to get the litter.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmaṇa
• Tārā
• Guhā (cave/stronghold of Kiṣkindhā, implied setting)
• Śibikā (palanquin)

FAQs

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

Dharma is prompt performance of necessary rites and responsibilities; urgency is shown not as panic, but as respect for prescribed duty.

What is the narrative situation?

Following Lakṣmaṇa’s instruction to proceed with what must be done next, Tārā goes to procure the palanquin for Vāli’s body.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Responsibility and practical competence: Tārā responds swiftly to ensure the proper arrangements.