Shloka 24

तारोपदेशः

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

Devanagari script

अहं हि ते क्षमं मन्ये तेन रामेण सौहृदम्।सुग्रीवेण च सम्प्रीतिं वैरमुत्सृज्य दूरतः।।

Transliteration

ahaṃ hi te kṣamaṃ manye tena rāmeṇa sauhṛdam |

sugrīveṇa ca samprītiṃ vairam utsṛjya dūrataḥ ||

Translation

Je juge bon que tu rejettes l'inimitié au loin et que tu cultives l'affection avec Sugriva, ainsi que l'amitié avec ce Rama.

Word by Word

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• ते: for you
• ते: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• क्षमम्: proper/fit
• क्षमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṣama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म-रूपेण (object of ‘manye’)

• मन्ये: I think
• मन्ये: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √man (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• तेन: with that
• तेन: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• रामेण: with Rama
• रामेण: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• सौहृदम्: friendship
• सौहृदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sauhṛda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सुग्रीवेण: with Sugriva
• सुग्रीवेण: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sugrīva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय

• सम्प्रीतिम्: affection
• सम्प्रीतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samprīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वैरम्: enmity
• वैरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• उत्सृज्य: having abandoned
• उत्सृज्य: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√sṛj (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृत्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकाल (prior action)

• दूरतः: from afar/completely away
• दूरतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dūratas (अव्यय/तसिल्)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb)

Context

'Leave enmity with Sugriva far behind. Make friendship with Rama. I think it is the right thing for you.

Characters & Entities

• Tārā
• Vālī
• Rāma
• Sugrīva

FAQs

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

Dharma here is the deliberate abandonment of hostility and the cultivation of right alliances—choosing peace and goodwill over destructive rivalry.

What is the narrative situation?

Tārā advises Vālī to stop his conflict, reconcile with Sugrīva, and adopt a friendly stance toward Rāma.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Prudence (nīti) and self-restraint—acting with foresight rather than being driven by anger.