Shloka 3

वालिविलापः

Vali’s Final Counsel and the Succession Charge

Devanagari script

सुग्रीव दोषेण न मां गन्तुमर्हसि किल्बिषात्।कृष्यमाणं भविष्येण बुद्धिमोहेन मां बलात्।।

Transliteration

sugrīva, doṣeṇa na māṃ gantum arhasi kilbiṣāt | kṛṣyamāṇaṃ bhaviṣyeṇa buddhi-mohena māṃ balāt ||

Translation

Oh Sugrīva, no debes condenarme como si hubiera pecado deliberadamente; fui arrastrado por la confusión de la mente y por la fuerza del destino que modela lo venidero.

Word by Word

• सुग्रीव: O Sugriva
• सुग्रीव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• दोषेण: by fault/mistake
• दोषेण: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• गन्तुम्: to go away / to banish
• गन्तुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive) — 'to go/leave (me)'

• अर्हसि: ought (to)
• अर्हसि: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• किल्बिषात्: because of a fault/sin
• किल्बिषात्: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किल्बिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादान/हेतु (ablative: 'due to/from sin/fault')

• कृष्यमाणम्: being dragged
• कृष्यमाणम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष् (धातु) → कृष्यमाण (कृदन्त, शानच्; passive present participle)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्मणि वर्तमानकृदन्त

• भविष्येण: by fate / by what is to come
• भविष्येण: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भविष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण/हेतु (instrumental: 'by fate/future')

• बुद्धि-मोहेन: by delusion of mind
• बुद्धि-मोहेन: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + मोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (buddheḥ mohaḥ)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• बलात्: forcibly
• बलात्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभूत (adverbial ablative): 'by force'

Context

'O Sugriva! you ought not to accuse me of exiling you, and wresting your wife. Mymind was deluded by the force of fate that controls one's future.

Characters & Entities

• Vāli
• Sugrīva
• Daiva (fate) (implicit via bhaviṣya)

FAQs

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

The verse raises the Dharma-question of moral responsibility: Vāli asks Sugrīva to distinguish intentional wrongdoing from error and delusion, and to temper judgment with truth-seeking and compassion.

What is the narrative situation?

As Vāli lies dying, he addresses Sugrīva, attempting to explain his past conduct and to reduce Sugrīva’s resentment.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Kṣamā (forgiveness) is urged in Sugrīva, while Vāli’s self-reflection (ātma-parīkṣā) appears as he acknowledges delusion and fate’s pressure.