Shloka 61

किष्किन्धाप्रवेशः—लक्ष्मणस्य कोपः, तारासान्त्वम्, सुग्रीवदर्शनम्

Lakshmana Enters Kishkindha: Anger, Tara’s Mediation, and Sugriva Encountered

Devanagari script

तदागच्छ महाबाहो चारित्रं रक्षितं त्वया।अच्छलं मित्रभावेन सतां दारावलोकनम्।।।।

Transliteration

tad āgaccha mahābāhō cāritraṁ rakṣitaṁ tvayā |

acchalaṁ mitrabhāvēna satāṁ dārāvalōkanam ||

Translation

Maka, wahai yang berlengan panjang, masuklah; laku-pekertimu telah terjaga baik. Sebab memandang istri seorang yang saleh dengan niat persahabatan bukanlah tipu daya, bukan pula pelanggaran kesantunan.

Word by Word

• tat: therefore/that (reason)
• tat: Karma/Prayojana (कर्म/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• āgaccha: come
• āgaccha: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√gam (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• mahā-bāho: O long-armed one
• mahā-bāho: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bāhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (महान्तौ बाहू यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• cāritram: conduct/character
• cāritram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cāritra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• rakṣitam: protected/guarded
• rakṣitam: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √rakṣ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि भावः ‘is protected/has been guarded’

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (सर्वनाम), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• acchalam: without deceit
• acchalam: Karma-anvaya (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-cchala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying dārāvalokanam)

• mitra-bhāvena: with friendly feeling
• mitra-bhāvena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mitra (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; भाववाचक

• satām: of the virtuous
• satām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• dārāvalokanam: seeing (another’s) wife/wives
• dārāvalokanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dārā (प्रातिपदिक) + avalokana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (दाराणाम् अवलोकनम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

Context

'O long-armed one ! come in. You have been standing out guarding your character. It is not a mistake to see the wife of a pious person with a friendly feeling.

Characters & Entities

• Tārā
• Lakṣmaṇa
• sat (the virtuous)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights maryādā: propriety depends on intention and restraint—friendly, duty-bound interaction is distinguished from lustful or deceitful looking.

What is the narrative situation?

Tārā invites Lakṣmaṇa into the inner quarters, assuring him that his moral discipline remains intact and that her audience with him is proper.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Moral self-guarding (cāritra-rakṣaṇa) and purity of intention in social interactions.