Shloka 13

ताराविलापः

Tārā’s Lament over Vāli

Devanagari script

स्वगात्रप्रभवे वीर शेषे रुधिरमण्डले।क्रिमिरागपरिस्तोमे त्वमात्मशयने यथा।।

Transliteration

svagātraprabhave vīra śeṣe rudhiramaṇḍale | krimirāgaparistome tvam ātmaśayane yathā ||

Translation

വീരനേ, നിന്റെ തന്നെ ശരീരത്തിൽ നിന്നൊഴുകുന്ന രക്തമണ്ഡലത്തിൽ നീ ശയിക്കുന്നു; ചുവപ്പുനിറമുള്ള ശയ്യയിൽ, സ്വന്തം കിടക്കയിൽ കിടക്കുന്നതുപോലെ.

Word by Word

• स्वगात्रप्रभवे: in (blood) arising from your own body
• स्वगात्रप्रभवे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व + गात्र + प्रभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (स्वगात्रात् प्रभवः) विशेषणम् (रुधिरमण्डले)

• वीर: O hero
• वीर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• शेषे: you lie
• शेषे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शी (धातु)
• Form: लट्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• रुधिरमण्डले: in a pool/circle of blood
• रुधिरमण्डले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुधिर + मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रुधिरस्य मण्डलम्)

• क्रिमिरागपरिस्तोमे: on a bedspread reddened (as if) by worms/dye
• क्रिमिरागपरिस्तोमे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रिमि + राग + परिस्तोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (क्रिमिरागेण परिस्तोमः)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन

• आत्मशयने: in your own bed
• आत्मशयने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् + शयन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (आत्मनः शयनम्)

• यथा: as if
• यथा: Upama (उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा/प्रकार-अव्यय (as, just as)

Context

'O bull among monkeys! how can I embrace you with my arms as your body is covered with dust particles and blood?.

Characters & Entities

• Tārā
• Vāli

FAQs

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

Dharma is framed through compassion and truth: Tārā speaks plainly about the reality of death, urging a sober recognition of the consequences of conflict.

What is the narrative situation?

Tārā beholds Vāli lying gravely wounded and describes his condition with a striking image of blood as a ‘bed’.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Compassionate honesty—Tārā’s grief does not distort truth; it expresses love while acknowledging reality.