Shloka 4.20.17
ताराविलापः — Tara’s Lament over Vāli
कुरुष्व पितरं पुत्र सुदृष्टं धर्मवत्सलम्।दुर्लभं दर्शनं वत्स तव तस्य भविष्यति।।4.20.17।।
iṣuṇā ’bhihataṃ dṛṣṭvā vālinam kuñjaropamam |
vānarendraṃ mahendrābhaṃ śokasantaptamānasā |
tārā tarum ivonmūlaṃ paryadevayad āturā ||
Seeing Vāli—the lord of monkeys—struck down by an arrow, elephant-like in might and mountain-like in splendour, lying fallen like an uprooted tree, Tārā, her mind scorched by grief, grew frantic and lamented aloud.
(Turning to Angada Tara said) 'O son, look at your father, a lover of dharma. See him, as it will be difficult to see him later, dear'.
It underscores the Ramayana’s realism about dharma and consequence: even the mighty fall, and grief is a natural, human (and here, vānarī) response—inviting restraint, reflection, and responsibility after tragedy.
Vāli has been struck by Rāma’s arrow and lies fallen; Tārā sees him and begins lamenting in anguish.
Tārā’s deep loyalty and conjugal devotion are foregrounded through her immediate, overwhelming grief.