Shloka 51

वाली–रामसंवादः

Rama’s Justification to Vali on Rājadharma

Devanagari script

न त्वात्मानमहं शोचे न तारां न च बान्धवान्।यथा पुत्रं गुणज्येष्ठमङ्गदं कनकाङ्गदम् ।।

Transliteration

na tv ātmānam ahaṃ śoce na tārāṃ na ca bāndhavān | yathā putraṃ guṇajyeṣṭham aṅgadaṃ kanakāṅgadam ||

Translation

我が身を嘆くのでもなく、ターラーを嘆くのでもなく、親族を嘆くのでもない。徳において最上なる我が子アンガダ、黄金の腕輪を戴くその子をこそ、私は最も嘆く。

Word by Word

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

• tu: but
• tu: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle

• ātmānam: myself
• ātmānam: Karma (कर्म) of śoce
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Nominative, Singular

• śoce: grieve
• śoce: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śuc (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ present, Ātmanepada, 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular

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

• tārām: Tara
• tārām: Karma (कर्म) of śoce
• Type: Noun
• Root: tārā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

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

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• bāndhavān: kinsmen
• bāndhavān: Karma (कर्म) of śoce
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāndhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• yathā: as, like
• yathā: Upamāna marker (उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, comparative particle/adverb

• putram: son
• putram: Karma (कर्म) of śoce (understood)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• guṇa-jyeṣṭham: foremost in virtues
• guṇa-jyeṣṭham: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: guṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + jyeṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (or karmadhāraya sense) 'foremost in virtues'; Masculine, Accusative, Singular; qualifying putram/aṅgadam

• aṅgadam: Angada
• aṅgadam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅgada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• kanaka-aṅgadam: wearing golden armlets
• kanaka-aṅgadam: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kanaka (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅgada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya compound; Masculine, Accusative, Singular; qualifying aṅgadam; 'golden-armleted'

Context

'I neither grieve for myself nor for Tara nor for my kinsmen. But I do for my son Angada adorned with golden armlets. He is embellished with all virtues.

Characters & Entities

• Tara
• Angada
• Vali

FAQs

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

Dharma is framed as responsibility toward dependents: a parent’s foremost concern is the welfare and protection of the child, especially amid political transition.

What is the narrative situation?

Vali, dying, shifts from personal fate to concern for Angada’s future, signaling the urgent need for protection and rightful guidance.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Paternal care and foresight—Vali’s anxiety is centered on the vulnerable heir’s wellbeing.