Shloka 30

सुग्रीवस्य वैरानुकथनम्

Sugriva’s Account of Enmity and Appeal to Rama

Devanagari script

वालिनस्तु भयार्तस्य सर्वलोकभयङ्कर।कर्तुमर्हसि मे वीर प्रसादं तस्य निग्रहात्।।

Transliteration

vālinas tu bhayārtasya sarvalokabhayaṅkara | kartum arhasi me vīra prasādaṃ tasya nigrahāt ||

Translation

मी तर वालीच्या भयाने व्याकुळ झालो आहे। हे सर्वलोकांना भय उत्पन्न करणाऱ्या वीरा, त्याला आवरून माझ्यावर कृपा करावी।

Word by Word

• vālinas: of Vāli
• vālinas: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vālin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle/contrastive indeclinable (निपात)

• bhayārtasya: of the fear-stricken (one)
• bhayārtasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhayārta (प्रातिपदिक; bhaya+ārta)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa compound: bhaya (fear) + ārta (afflicted)

• sarva-loka-bhayaṅkara: O terror to all the worlds
• sarva-loka-bhayaṅkara: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva+loka+bhayaṅkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa: sarva-loka (all worlds) + bhayaṅkara (fear-causing)

• kartum: to do
• kartum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Infinitival purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्/तुमन्त), ‘to do/make’

• arhasi: you ought/are fit
• arhasi: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arh (अर्ह् धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• me: for me/to me
• me: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन)

• vīra: O hero
• vīra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• prasādam: favor/grace
• prasādam: Karma (कर्म/Direct object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• tasya: of him/of that (Vāli)
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• nigrahāt: from restraining/overpowering (him)
• nigrahāt: Apadana (अपादान/Ablative-cause-source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nigraha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

Context

'O great warrior! you are one who can frighten the entire world! Due to the fear of Vali I seek your grace.You may resist Vali and provide me security.'

Characters & Entities

• Sugrīva
• Rāma
• Vālī

FAQs

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

Dharma includes protecting the afflicted and restraining wrongdoers; righteous strength is meant to remove fear from the innocent.

What is the narrative situation?

Sugrīva formally petitions Rāma for protection and intervention against Vālī.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s protective righteousness (rakṣā-dharma): power aligned with justice rather than domination.