Shloka 19

ताराविलापः

Tārā’s Lament over Vāli

Devanagari script

पेतुः क्षतजधारास्तु व्रणेभ्यस्तस्य सर्वशः।ताम्रगैरिकसम्पृक्ता धारा इव धराधरात्।।

Transliteration

petuḥ kṣatajadhārās tu vraṇebhyas tasya sarvaśaḥ | tāmragairikasampṛktā dhārā iva dharādharāt ||

Translation

Dari luka-lukanya mengalirlah deras darah ke segala arah, kemerahan laksana oker tembaga—bagai anak-anak sungai yang mengalir dari gunung.

Word by Word

• पेतुः: fell/flowed down
• पेतुः: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पत् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• क्षतजधाराः: streams of blood
• क्षतजधाराः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षतजधारा (प्रातिपदिक; क्षतज + धारा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषबोधक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• व्रणेभ्यः: from the wounds
• व्रणेभ्यः: अपादान (Apādāna/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), बहुवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• सर्वशः: everywhere/all around
• सर्वशः: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशः (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: in every way/all over)

• ताम्रगैरिकसम्पृक्ताः: mixed with coppery red ochre
• ताम्रगैरिकसम्पृक्ताः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Karta-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ताम्रगैरिकसम्पृक्त (प्रातिपदिक; ताम्र + गैरिक + सम्पृक्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying धाराḥ/क्षतजधाराः)

• धाराः: streams
• धाराः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धारा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; उपमेय (thing compared)

• इव: like
• इव: उपमा-सूचक (Comparator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक-अव्यय

• धराधरात्: from a mountain
• धराधरात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धराधर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

Context

'O hero, not caring for my words (of caution), you are now lying with great pain on hard stones on the ground.

Characters & Entities

• Vāli

FAQs

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

It reinforces a sobering ethical awareness: violence has tangible, irreversible consequences, urging restraint and righteous judgment in conflict.

What is the narrative situation?

After the arrow is removed, blood flows from Vāli’s wounds, described through a mountain-stream comparison.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Again chiefly narrative satya (truthfulness): the epic does not romanticize war, but shows its cost.