Kishkindha Kanda Sarga 15 Shloka 22 - Valmiki Ramayana | Spanish | Vedapath

Shloka 22

तारोपदेशः

Tara’s Counsel to Vali on Sugriva’s Roar and Rama’s Alliance

Devanagari script

शूर वक्ष्यामि ते किञ्चिन्न चेच्छाम्यभ्यसूयितुम्।श्रूयतां क्रियतां चैव तव वक्ष्यामि यद्धितम्।।

Transliteration

śūra vakṣyāmi te kiñcin na cecchāmy abhyasūyitum | śrūyatāṃ kriyatāṃ caiva tava vakṣyāmi yad dhitam ||

Translation

Oh valiente, te hablaré brevemente, no por rencor. Escucha y actúa, pues te diré lo que es para tu bienestar.

Word by Word

शूरO valiant one

वक्ष्यामिI will tell

तेto you

किञ्चित्something/a little

नnot

चand

इच्छामिI wish

अभ्यसूयितुम्to censure/to be jealous

श्रूयताम्please listen / let it be heard

क्रियताम्let it be done

चand

एवindeed

तवyour

वक्ष्यामिI will tell

यत्that which

हितम्welfare/benefit

Context

'O hero, this I tell you not because I dislike you, but because I wish your welfare. Listen, and do as I say

Characters & Entities

Tārā

Vāli

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

Right speech (satya-hita): counsel should be truthful and beneficial, offered without malice, and received with willingness to act.

What is the narrative situation?

Tārā frames her warning as benevolent guidance, urging Vāli to listen and follow it.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Benevolent honesty—speaking hard truths for another’s good.