Shloka 8

ताराविलापः

Tārā’s Lament over Vāli

Devanagari script

शूराय न प्रदातव्या कन्या खलु विपश्चिता।शूरभार्यां हतां पश्य सद्यो मां विधवां कृताम्।।

Transliteration

śūrāya na pradātavyā kanyā khalu vipaścitā | śūra-bhāryāṃ hatāṃ paśya sadyo māṃ vidhavāṃ kṛtām ||

Translation

ပညာရှိတို့က မိန်းကလေးကို စစ်သူရဲကောင်းထံ မပေးသင့်ဟု ဆိုကြသည်။ ကြည့်ပါ—စစ်သူရဲကောင်း၏ ဇနီးဖြစ်သော ကျွန်မသည် ကံကြမ္မာ၏ ထိုးနှက်မှုကြောင့် ချက်ချင်း မုဆိုးမ ဖြစ်သွားရပြီ။

Word by Word

• शूराय: to a hero
• शूराय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

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

• प्रदातव्या: should be given (in marriage)
• प्रदातव्या: Vidhi (विधि/कर्तव्यता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत् (Gerundive/obligatory); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘कन्या’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; अर्थः ‘देया/दातव्या’

• कन्या: a maiden
• कन्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• खलु: indeed
• खलु: Nishcaya (निश्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: खलु (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अनुनय-अव्यय (indeed, surely)

• विपश्चिता: wise
• विपश्चिता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपश्चित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कन्या)

• शूरभार्याम्: the hero's wife
• शूरभार्याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर + भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शूरस्य भार्या)

• हताम्: slain
• हताम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (PPP); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (शूरभार्याम्)

• पश्य: see
• पश्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सद्यः: at once
• सद्यः: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (immediately/at once)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन

• विधवाम्: a widow
• विधवाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विधवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (माम्)

• कृताम्: made / rendered
• कृताम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (PPP); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (माम्)

Context

'It is said by wise men that a girl should not be given in marriage to a warrior. See me, the wife of a warrior, now rendered a widow.

Characters & Entities

• Tārā
• Vāli

FAQs

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

It reflects on the social cost of warrior-dharma: martial life brings honor but also the ever-present risk of bereavement for dependents.

What is the narrative situation?

Tārā voices the bitter truth of becoming a widow due to Vāli’s fall in battle.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The verse indirectly highlights the warrior’s readiness for battle, alongside the household’s vulnerability that follows.