Shloka 27

वालिवधोत्तरशोकः

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

Devanagari script

सा विस्फुरन्ती परिरभ्यमाणाभर्तुस्सकाशादपनीयमाना।ददर्श रामं शरचापपाणिंस्वतेजसा सूर्यमिव ज्वलन्तम्।।

Transliteration

sā visphurantī parirabhyamāṇā bhartuḥ sakāśād apanīyamānā |

dadarśa rāmaṁ śaracāpapāṇiṁ svatejasā sūryam iva jvalantam ||

Translation

Mientras forcejeaba aferrándose y era apartada del lado de su esposo, vio a Rāma con arco y flechas en la mano, ardiendo con su propio resplandor como el sol.

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विस्फुरन्ती: struggling, twitching
• विस्फुरन्ती: कर्ता-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-स्फुर् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present participle, Active); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• परिरभ्यमाणा: being held/embraced
• परिरभ्यमाणा: कर्ता-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-रभ् (धातु) + शानच् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present participle, Ātmanepada/Passive sense); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भर्तुः: of (her) husband
• भर्तुः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• सकाशात्: from the presence (of)
• सकाशात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Source)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादानार्थक-निपात (ablatival indeclinable: from the presence of)

• अपनीयमाना: being taken away
• अपनीयमाना: कर्ता-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप-नी (धातु) + शानच् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present participle, Passive sense); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• रामम्: Rama
• रामम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• शरचापपाणिम्: with bow and arrows in hand
• शरचापपाणिम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Qualifier of ‘रामम्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शर (प्रातिपदिक) + चाप (प्रातिपदिक) + पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: शरौ च चापं च यस्य पाणौ (hand holding arrows and bow); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• स्वतेजसा: by his own radiance
• स्वतेजसा: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: स्वं तेजः; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instr/3rd), एकवचन

• सूर्यम्: the sun
• सूर्यम्: उपमान (Standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• इव: like
• इव: उपमा-सूचक
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमावाचक (comparative particle)

• ज्वलन्तम्: blazing
• ज्वलन्तम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Qualifier of ‘रामम्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्वल् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present participle, Active); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Context

While Tara was clinging to her husband and struggling, and was being removed from there, she saw effulgent Rama holding bow and arrows glittering like the Sun.

Characters & Entities

• Tārā
• Rāma
• Vāli (as husband, implied)

FAQs

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

Tejas aligned with dharma: Rāma’s radiance symbolizes authority and the weight of righteous judgment, encountered directly by the grieving queen.

What is the narrative situation?

Tārā is separated from Vāli’s body by ministers and, in that moment, beholds Rāma armed and radiant.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Majesty with restraint—Rāma appears as a formidable upholder of order, not as a chaotic aggressor.