Shloka 4.20.14

ताराविलापः — Tara’s Lament over Vāli

Devanagari script

कालो निस्संशयो नूनं जीवितान्तकरस्तव।बलाद्येनावपन्नोऽसि सुग्रीवस्यावशो वशम्4.20.14।।

Transliteration

kālo nissaṃśayo nūnaṃ jīvitāntakaras tava | balād yenāvapanno 'si sugrīvasyāvaśo vaśam ||

Translation

Surely, without doubt, Time—the ender of life—had come for you; for you, once uncontrollable, have now been forced under Sugrīva’s power.

Context

'No doubt time is inexorable. The time of your death had surely arrived.Now you, whom nobody could control, have come under the sway of Sugriva.

Characters & Entities

• Kāla (Time)
• Sugrīva
• Vāli

FAQs

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

Humility before Kāla: dharma includes recognizing that power is not absolute; time overturns dominance, and unjust control eventually yields to a rightful reordering.

What is the narrative situation?

Tārā reflects on the inevitability of death and the dramatic reversal whereby Vāli is now under Sugrīva’s sway through death.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Philosophical insight amid grief—Tārā interprets events through the lens of fate, consequence, and impermanence.