Shloka 7

ताराशोकविनोदनम्

Consolation of Tara and Counsel on Succession

Devanagari script

यदयं न्यायदृष्टार्थस्सामदानक्षमापरः।गतो धर्मजितां भूमिं नैनं शोचितुमर्हसि।।

Transliteration

yad ayaṃ nyāya-dṛṣṭārthaḥ sāma-dāna-kṣamā-paraḥ | gato dharma-jitāṃ bhūmiṃ nainaṃ śocitum arhasi ||

Translation

Puisque ce héros, lucide dans la justice et voué à la conciliation, au don et au pardon, est allé au séjour obtenu par ceux qui triomphent par le dharma, il ne convient pas que tu le pleures.

Word by Word

• yat: since/that
• yat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; यत्-प्रयोग (correlative ‘since/that’)

• ayam: this (man)
• ayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• nyāya-dṛṣṭa-arthaḥ: one who sees rightly/justly
• nyāya-dṛṣṭa-arthaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nyāya + dṛṣṭa + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative: ‘one whose aims are seen/understood through justice/right view’)

• sāma-dāna-kṣamā-paraḥ: devoted to conciliation, giving, and forgiveness
• sāma-dāna-kṣamā-paraḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sāma + dāna + kṣamā + para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (para = devoted to; devoted to conciliation, gift, and forgiveness)

• gataḥ: has gone
• gataḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया; predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gata (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √gam धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle)

• dharmajitām: of the righteous victors
• dharmajitām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharma-jit (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive, 6th), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (‘those who conquer by dharma’)

• bhūmim: to the land/world
• bhūmim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

• enam: him
• enam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक; enam-pronoun)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; अनादेश-प्रयोग (enam = ‘him’)

• śocitum: to mourn
• śocitum: Prayojana/Anukriyā (प्रयोजन; infinitival complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śuc/śoc (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable infinitive)

• arhasi: you ought (to)
• arhasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √arh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; सामर्थ्य/औचित्य (to be proper)

Context

'This hero with a right vision, adopted the means of conciliation, charity and forgiveness (in his administration) and has finally reached a position through righteousness in his death. It is not proper to mourn for him.

Characters & Entities

• Vāli
• Tārā

FAQs

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

Dharma-centered governance and conduct (sāma, dāna, kṣamā) lead to an honored end; grief should be tempered by recognition of righteous life and rightful destiny.

What is the narrative situation?

Tārā is urged to restrain sorrow by remembering Vāli’s kingly qualities and the dharmic outcome as understood in the epic worldview.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Justice-guided leadership (nyāya) combined with compassionate statecraft—conciliation, generosity, and forgiveness.