Shloka 6

वालिविलापः

Vali’s Final Counsel and the Succession Charge

Devanagari script

जीवितं च हि राज्यं च श्रियं च विपुलामिमाम्।प्रजहाम्येष वै तूर्णं महच्चागर्हितं यशः।।

Transliteration

jīvitaṃ ca hi rājyaṃ ca śriyaṃ ca vipulām imām | prajahāmy eṣa vai tūrṇaṃ mahac cāgarhitaṃ yaśaḥ ||

Translation

En verdad, renuncio pronto a la vida, al reino y a esta vasta prosperidad—junto con una grande e intachable fama.

Word by Word

• जीवितम्: life
• जीवितम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीवित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• राज्यम्: kingdom
• राज्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• श्रियम्: prosperity
• श्रियम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• विपुलाम्: vast
• विपुलाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (śriyam viśeṣayati)

• इमाम्: this
• इमाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; विशेषण

• प्रजहामि: I abandon
• प्रजहामि: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-हा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एषः: this (I)
• एषः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis)

• तूर्णम्: quickly
• तूर्णम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial accusative)

• महत्: great
• महत्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (yaśaḥ viśeṣayati)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• अगर्हितम्: blameless/untainted
• अगर्हितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अगर्हित (प्रातिपदिक; a- + गर्हित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण

• यशः: fame
• यशः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

Context

'I am leaving this world soon, along with this vast kingdom, prosperity and untarnished fame.

Characters & Entities

• Vāli
• Sugrīva
• rājya (kingdom)

FAQs

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

Recognition of impermanence: dharma urges detachment and truthful acknowledgment that power and wealth are transient.

What is the narrative situation?

Vāli reflects on his imminent death and the loss of all worldly attainments.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vairāgya (detachment) and clarity—he sees status and fortune as leaving him at once.