Shloka 28

वालिनः और्ध्वदैहिकम्

Vali’s Funeral Rites and the Consolation of the Bereaved

Devanagari script

आरोप्य शिबिकां चैव वालिनं गतजीवितम्।अलङ्कारैश्च विविधैर्माल्यैर्वस्त्रैश्च भूषितम्4.25.28।।

Transliteration

āropya śibikāṁ caiva vālinam gatajīvitam |

alaṅkāraiś ca vividhair mālyair vastraiś ca bhūṣitam || 4.25.28 ||

Translation

ເມື່ອອັນເຊີນວາລີຜູ້ສິ້ນຊີວິດຂຶ້ນເທິງສິບິກາແລ້ວ ກໍປະດັບດ້ວຍເຄື່ອງອາພອນນານາ ພວງມາລາ ແລະເຄື່ອງນຸ່ງຫົ່ມ

Word by Word

• āropya: having placed
• āropya: Kriyā (क्रिया-पूर्वक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√ruh (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): having placed/caused to mount

• śibikām: palanquin
• śibikām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śibikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Accusative, Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• vālinam: Vāli
• vālinam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vālin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Accusative, Singular)

• gatajīvitam: lifeless/dead
• gatajīvitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gata-jīvita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि-समासः (gata + jīvita) = 'whose life has gone'

• alaṅkāraiḥ: with ornaments
• alaṅkāraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: alaṅkāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (Instrumental, Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• vividhaiḥ: various
• vividhaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; 'alaṅkāraiḥ/mālyaiḥ/vastraiḥ' इत्यादीनां विशेषणम्

• mālyaiḥ: with garlands
• mālyaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mālya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (Neuter, Instrumental, Plural)

• vastraiḥ: with clothes
• vastraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vastra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (Neuter, Instrumental, Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• bhūṣitam: adorned
• bhūṣitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhūṣ (धातु) + kta (कृत्प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'vālinam' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Context

Vali's deadbody was placed on the palanquin, decorated with many ornaments, garlands and clothes;

Characters & Entities

• Vāli
• śibikā (palanquin)
• ornaments (alaṅkāra)
• garlands (mālya)
• garments (vastra)

FAQs

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

Dharma here is expressed as honoring the dead with dignity—treating even a fallen ruler with due respect through proper preparation and ceremonial decorum.

What is the narrative situation?

After Vāli’s death, his body is ceremonially arranged on a palanquin and adorned for the ensuing funeral procession and rites.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Communal reverence and loyalty—Vāli is treated as a king even in death, reflecting respect for status, kinship, and social order.