Shloka 4.24.39

वालिवधोत्तरशोकः — Sugriva’s Remorse and Tara’s Lament after Vali’s Death

Devanagari script

त्वं चापि मां तस्य मम प्रियस्यप्रदास्य से धर्ममवेक्ष्य वीरअनेन दानेन न लप्स्यसे त्वमधर्मयोगं मम वीर घातात्।।

Transliteration

tvaṃ cāpi māṃ tasya mama priyasya pradāsyase dharmam avekṣya vīra | anena dānena na lapsyase tvam adharmayogaṃ mama vīra ghātāt ||

Translation

And you too, O hero, will ‘give’ me to my beloved—having considered dharma. By this offering, you will not incur any taint of adharma from slaying me.

Context

'O gallant prince ! if you give me away to my dear lord, carefully considering dharma, you will not be committing any adharma by killing me since it will be an offering.

Characters & Entities

• Tārā
• Rāma
• Vāli
• Dharma
• Dāna

FAQs

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

It presents a dharma-argument that reframes an act (killing) as ‘dāna’ based on intent and relational duty—illustrating how dharma is debated, not merely asserted.

What is the narrative situation?

Tārā concludes her appeal by assuring Rāma that granting her death would not bind him to adharma.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s commitment to dharma is presupposed; Tārā tries to align her request with his ethical standards.