Shloka 36
वालिवधोत्तरशोकः
Sugriva’s Remorse and Tara’s Lament after Vali’s Death
त्वं वेत्थ यावद्वनिताविहीनःप्राप्नोति दुःखं पुरुषः कुमारः।तत्त्वं प्रजानन् जहि मां न वालीदुःखं ममादर्शनजं भजेत।।
tvaṃ vettha yāvad vanitāvihīnaḥ prāpnoti duḥkhaṃ puruṣaḥ kumāraḥ | tattvaṃ prajānan jahi māṃ na vālī duḥkhaṃ mamādarśanajaṃ bhajet ||
Tu sais combien de chagrin souffre un jeune homme privé de son épouse. Connaissant cette vérité, tue-moi, afin que Vāli n'endure pas la douleur de ne pas me voir.
'You are aware of the grief of a young man separated from his wife. Kill me so that I can go to Vali. Let not Vali experience the sorrow of not seeing me.
FAQs
Dharma is argued through compassion and experiential knowledge: one should act to prevent needless suffering when one understands it.
Tārā presses Rāma to end her life so that Vāli will not suffer separation from her.
Rāma’s presumed capacity for empathy—because he too knows separation (from Sītā).