Shloka 6

वालि–मायावी–बिलप्रवेशः

Vali’s Pursuit of Mayavi and the Cave Episode

Devanagari script

प्रसुप्तस्तु मम भ्राता नर्दितं भैरवस्वनम्।श्रुत्वा न ममृषे वाली निष्पपात जवात्तदा4.9.6।।

Transliteration

prasuptas tu mama bhrātā narditaṃ bhairavasvanam | śrutvā na mamṛṣe vālī niṣpapāta javāt tadā || 4.9.6 ||

Translation

मेरा भ्राता वाली सोया हुआ भी था, पर उस भयानक गर्जना को सुनकर सह न सका और तत्क्षण वेग से बाहर कूद पड़ा।

Word by Word

• prasuptaḥ: asleep
• prasuptaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasupta (कृदन्त; √svap (धातु) + pra-)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); used predicatively with bhrātā

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle/conjunction (निपात), contrast/emphasis

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhrātā: brother
• bhrātā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• narditam: roar/shout
• narditam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nardita (कृदन्त; √nard (धातु))
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त) used as noun; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhairavasvanam: of terrifying sound
• bhairavasvanam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhairava + svana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Compound (समास) कर्मधारय: 'bhairavaḥ svanaḥ' (frightful sound); Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular; qualifies narditam

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Hetu/Anantarya (हेतु/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √śru (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (क्त्वा), indeclinable; prior action

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध)

• mamṛṣe: tolerated/endured
• mamṛṣe: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √mṛṣ (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• vālī: Vali
• vālī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vālin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• niṣpapāta: leapt out
• niṣpapāta: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pat (धातु) with nis-
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• javāt: swiftly
• javāt: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: java (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ablative (पञ्चमी/5), Singular; used adverbially (क्रियाविशेषण) meaning 'from speed/quickly'

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Temporal adverb (कालवाचक अव्यय)

Context

'I served him obediently like a servant while he ruled over the great ancestral kingdom inherited by him.

Characters & Entities

• Sugrīva
• Vālī

FAQs

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

A ruler/warrior is expected to respond promptly to threats to public safety; delay can endanger the community.

What is the narrative situation?

Vālī is awakened by Māyāvī’s terrifying challenge and rushes out immediately.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Valor and immediacy in defense (śaurya and utsāha).