Shloka 7

Devanagari script

अस्यां त्वहमवस्थायां वीर वक्ष्यामि यद्वचः।यद्यप्यसुकरं राजन्कर्तुमेव तदर्हसि

Transliteration

asyāṃ tv aham avasthāyāṃ vīra vakṣyāmi yad vacaḥ | yady apy asukaraṃ rājan kartum eva tad arhasi ||

Translation

Dalam keadaan seperti ini, wahai raja pahlawan, akan kukatakan kata yang wajib kusampaikan; meski sukar, wahai raja, engkau patut melaksanakannya.

Word by Word

• अस्याम्: in this
• अस्याम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), निपात/विरोधार्थक (particle, adversative/emphatic)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम (1st person pronoun), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• अवस्थायाम्: in (this) condition/stage
• अवस्थायाम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: avasthā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• वीर: O warrior
• वीर: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• वक्ष्यामि: I will speak
• वक्ष्यामि: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• यत्: which/that
• यत्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• वचः: words/speech
• वचः: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• यदि: if
• यदि: सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (Clause linker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), अव्यय-सम्बन्धक (conditional particle)

• अपि: even though/even
• अपि: सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), निपात (concessive/emphatic particle)

• असुकरम्: difficult
• असुकरम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: asukara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कर्तुम्: to do
• कर्तुम्: प्रयोजन/अनुयोग (Purpose/complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (Infinitive), अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (indeclinable infinitive)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अर्हसि: you ought/are fit
• अर्हसि: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arh (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

Context

'O warrior king! you should do whatever I request you at this hour even though it may not be easy.

Characters & Entities

• Vāli
• Sugrīva

FAQs

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

Dharma may demand hard actions; rightful duty is to be performed even when emotionally or politically difficult.

What is the narrative situation?

Vāli prepares Sugrīva to accept a final, serious instruction connected to governance and family responsibility.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Resolve (dhṛti): the capacity to do what is right, not merely what is easy.