Shloka 14

ताराविलापः

Tārā’s Lament over Vāli

Devanagari script

रेणुशोणितसंवीतं गात्रं तव समन्ततः।परिरब्धुं न शक्नोमि भुजाभ्यां प्लवगर्षभ ।।

Transliteration

reṇuśoṇitasaṁvītaṁ gātraṁ tava samantataḥ | parirabdhuṁ na śaknomi bhujābhyāṁ plavagarṣabha ||

Translation

പ്ലവഗർഷഭനേ, നിന്റെ ശരീരം എല്ലാടവും പൊടിയും രക്തവും മൂടിയിരിക്കുന്നു; എന്റെ ഭുജങ്ങളാൽ നിന്നെ ചേർത്തുപിടിക്കാൻ എനിക്കാകുന്നില്ല.

Word by Word

• रेणुशोणितसंवीतम्: covered with dust and blood
• रेणुशोणितसंवीतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रेणु + शोणित + संवीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त (PPP) ‘संवीत’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (रेणुना शोणितेन च संवीतम्) विशेषणम् (गात्रम्)

• गात्रम्: body
• गात्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• समन्ततः: all over
• समन्ततः: Desha (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (all around, entirely)

• परिरब्धुम्: to embrace
• परिरब्धुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परि + रभ् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन् (Infinitive); अव्ययभावः

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• शक्नोमि: I am able
• शक्नोमि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शक् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भुजाभ्याम्: with (my) two arms
• भुजाभ्याम्: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), द्विवचन

• प्लवगर्षभ: O bull among monkeys
• प्लवगर्षभ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्लवग + ऋषभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (प्लवगानाम् ऋषभः)

Context

'Sugriva has achieved his goal in his dreadful enmity (with you). His fear is dispelled by a single arrow released by Rama.

Characters & Entities

• Tārā
• Vāli

FAQs

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

Dharma is expressed as reverence for the wounded and the dead: the verse shows the human limits of care amid violence, pointing to the cost of adharma-driven conflict.

What is the narrative situation?

Tārā attempts to approach and embrace Vāli but recoils because his body is smeared with battlefield dust and blood.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Devotion (pativratā-bhāva) and tenderness—Tārā’s impulse is to comfort, even when circumstances make it difficult.