Shloka 20

तारोपदेशः — Tara’s Counsel to Lakshmana

Restraint, Time, and Mobilization

Devanagari script

तांश्च प्रतीक्षमाणोऽयं विक्रान्तात्सुमहाबलान्।राघवस्यार्थसिध्यर्थं न निर्याति हरीश्वरः।।।।

Transliteration

tāṃś ca pratīkṣamāṇo 'yaṃ vikrāntān su-mahābalān | rāghavasyārtha-siddhy-arthaṃ na niryāti harīśvaraḥ ||

Translation

Este señor de los monos aún no ha partido para cumplir el propósito de Rāghava, pues espera la llegada de aquellos valientes y de inmensa fuerza.

Word by Word

• tān: those
• tān: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• pratīkṣamāṇaḥ: waiting for
• pratīkṣamāṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Agent)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-√īkṣ (ईक्ष् धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; agrees with harīśvaraḥ

• ayam: this (one)
• ayam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• vikrāntān: valiant
• vikrāntān: Karma (कर्म/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vikrānta (प्रातिपदिक; from vi-√kram)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana; qualifies tān (vānarān)

• su-mahā-balān: very mighty
• su-mahā-balān: Karma (कर्म/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (अव्यय) + mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana; karmadhāraya-like: 'very-great-strong' qualifying vikrāntān/tān

• rāghavasya: of Rāghava (Rāma)
• rāghavasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th), Ekavacana

• artha-siddhi-artham: for accomplishing (his) purpose
• artha-siddhi-artham: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: artha (प्रातिपदिक) + siddhi (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: 'for the purpose of accomplishing the task' (arthasya siddhiḥ, tasyāḥ artham) purpose-accusative

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; negation

• niryāti: goes out/sets forth
• niryāti: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir-√yā (या धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्/Present), Prathama-puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• harīśvaraḥ: the lord of monkeys (Sugrīva)
• harīśvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa (harīṇām īśvaraḥ)

Context

'Sugriva is awaiting the arrival of the powerful and strong vanaras without whose help he cannot accomplish Rama's task.Therefore he has not yet started (the search).

Characters & Entities

• Harīśvara (Sugrīva)
• Rāghava (Rāma)

FAQs

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

Dharma values timely preparedness: righteous ends should be pursued with adequate means, not with rashness that endangers the mission.

What is the narrative situation?

Tārā explains that Sugrīva is waiting for reinforcements; hence the expedition has not begun.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Responsible leadership—prioritizing readiness and success over haste.