Shloka 16

ताराविलापः

Tara’s Lament over Vāli

Devanagari script

लालितश्चाङ्गदो वीरस्सुकुमारस्सुखोचितः।वर्त्स्यते कामवस्थां मे पितृव्ये क्रोधमूर्छिते।।4.20.16।।

Transliteration

lālitaś cāṅgado vīraḥ sukumāraḥ sukhocitaḥ | vartsyate kām avasthāṃ me pitṛvye krodhamūrcchite ||

Translation

എന്റെ അങ്കദൻ—വീരനെങ്കിലും സുകുമാരൻ, സ്നേഹത്തിൽ വളർന്നവൻ, സുഖത്തിന് യോഗ്യൻ—ക്രോധമൂഢനായ പിതൃവ്യന്റെ അധീനതയിൽ ആകുമ്പോൾ എന്റെ അവസ്ഥ എന്താകും?

Word by Word

• लालितः: fondled/cherished
• लालितः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √लल् (धातु) (णिच् causative: लालय-) + क्त (PPP)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; PPP qualifying अङ्गदः

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• अङ्गदः: Angada
• अङ्गदः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वीरः: hero
• वीरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेष्य-विशेषणभावे (appositive)

• सुकुमारः: very tender
• सुकुमारः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-कुमार (प्रातिपदिक; components: सु + कुमार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय ('very tender') qualifying अङ्गदः

• सुखोचितः: accustomed/fit for comforts
• सुखोचितः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख-उचित (प्रातिपदिक; components: सुख + उचित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष ('fit for comfort') qualifying अङ्गदः

• वर्त्स्यते: will live/undergo
• वर्त्स्यते: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वृत् (धातु) (future stem वर्त्स्य-)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• काम्: what kind of
• काम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक (interrogative) qualifying अवस्थाम्

• अवस्थाम्: state/condition
• अवस्थाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवस्था (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन (enclitic)

• पितृव्ये: when/with the paternal uncle
• पितृव्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• क्रोधमूर्छिते: when (he is) deluded by anger
• क्रोधमूर्छिते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रोध-मूर्छित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; components: क्रोध + मूर्छित; √मूर्छ् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष + PPP qualifying पितृव्ये

Context

'To what plight will the tender Angada, who has been tended affectionately anddeserves comforts, be reduced when his uncle displays anger?

Characters & Entities

• Tārā
• Angada
• Sugrīva
• Vāli

FAQs

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

The dharma of kinship and protection: after a father’s fall, the family (especially elders) must safeguard the child; anger-driven rule threatens that duty.

What is the narrative situation?

Tārā fears for Angada’s future after Vāli’s death, worrying about how Sugrīva’s anger might affect the boy.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Maternal foresight and protective concern—Tārā prioritizes the child’s welfare amid political upheaval.