Shloka 7

ताराविलापः

Tara’s Lament over Vāli

Devanagari script

व्यक्तमन्या त्वया वीर धर्मत: सम्प्रवर्तिता।किष्किन्धेव पुरी रम्या स्वर्गमार्गे विनिर्मिता4.20.7।।

Transliteration

vyaktam anyā tvayā vīra dharmataḥ sampravartitā | kiṣkindhevā purī ramyā svargamārge vinirmitā || 4.20.7 ||

Translation

Il est manifeste, ô héros, que selon le dharma tu t’es engagé sur une autre voie; et pour toi fut édifiée, sur la route du ciel, une cité charmante semblable à Kiṣkindhā.

Word by Word

• यानि: which (things)
• यानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; अत्र कर्मरूपेण (objects of 'ended')

• अस्माभिः: by us
• अस्माभिः: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, बहुवचन

• त्वया: by/with you
• त्वया: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अर्थक अव्यय (adverb/preposition: together with)

• वनेषु: in forests
• वनेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• मधुगन्धिषु: sweet-scented
• मधुगन्धिषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुगन्धिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् वनेषु; समास: मधोः गन्धः यस्य (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• विहृतानि: enjoyments (spent pleasures)
• विहृतानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वि-हृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; 'enjoyments/pleasures' (things enjoyed)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Kartr̥-karaṇa (कर्तृ-करण/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन

• काले: at this time
• काले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• तेषाम्: of those
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, बहुवचन; 'of those (enjoyments)'

• उपरमः: cessation/end
• उपरमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपरम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कृतः: has been made
• कृतः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'made/done' (with upa-ramaḥ as subject)

Context

'O my heroic husband, you are the legitimate, righteous king of Kiskinda. You have evidently built another beautiful city Kiskinda on your way to heaven.

Characters & Entities

• Tārā
• Vāli
• Kiṣkindhā
• Svarga (heaven)

FAQs

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

It invokes the dharmic idea of gati (destiny after death) shaped by conduct; Tārā frames Vāli’s departure as a righteous transition, even while grieving.

What is the narrative situation?

Tārā speaks as though Vāli has gone ahead to a heavenly realm, imagining a new Kiṣkindhā-like city there.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Reverence toward dharma and a consoling interpretation of death, even amid sorrow.