Shloka 33

सुग्रीवस्य वैरानुकथनम्

Sugriva’s Account of Enmity and Appeal to Rama

Devanagari script

यावत्तं नाभिपश्यामि तव भार्यापहारिणम्।तावत्स जीवेत्पापात्मा वाली चारित्रदूषकः।।

Transliteration

yāvat taṃ nābhipaśyāmi tava bhāryāpahāriṇam | tāvat sa jīvet pāpātmā vālī cāritradūṣakaḥ ||

Translation

ତୁମ ଭାର୍ୟାକୁ ଅପହରଣ କରି ଚରିତ୍ରକୁ ଦୂଷିତ କରିଥିବା ସେ ପାପାତ୍ମା ବାଳୀ—ମୁଁ ତାକୁ ଚକ୍ଷୁରେ ନଦେଖିବା ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ମାତ୍ର ଜୀବିତ ରହିବ।

Word by Word

• yāvat: until
• yāvat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: Temporal indeclinable (कालवाचक-अव्यय)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-निपात)

• abhipaśyāmi: I see clearly
• abhipaśyāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: paś (पश् धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular, Parasmaipada; with preverb abhi-

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Genitive, Singular

• bhāryā-apahāriṇam: abductor of (your) wife
• bhāryā-apahāriṇam: Karma (कर्म/Apposition to tam)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāryā+apahārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; Tatpuruṣa: bhāryā (wife) + apahārin (abductor/stealer)

• tāvat: till then
• tāvat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: Correlative temporal indeclinable (तावत्)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• jīvet: may live
• jīvet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jīv (जीव् धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• pāpātmā: sinful-souled one
• pāpātmā: Karta (कर्ता/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa+ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; Karmadhāraya: pāpa (sinful) + ātmā (self)

• vālī: Vāli
• vālī: Karta (कर्ता/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vālin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• cāritra-dūṣakaḥ: corrupter of good conduct
• cāritra-dūṣakaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cāritra+dūṣaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; Tatpuruṣa: cāritra (conduct/character) + dūṣaka (corrupter)

Context

'That sinful Vali who has abducted your wife and violated the moral code will live only as long I do not see him.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sugrīva
• Vālī

FAQs

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

It asserts moral accountability: violations of marital and social order invite righteous correction; dharma does not normalize predatory power.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma intensifies his assurance to Sugrīva, stating Vālī’s life will end once Rāma confronts him.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Moral indignation guided by dharma: Rāma’s anger is directed toward ethical violation, not personal gain.