Shloka 18

ताराविलापः

Tārā’s Lament over Vāli

Devanagari script

तस्य निष्कृष्यमाणस्य बाणस्य च बभौ द्युतिः।अस्तमस्तकसंरुद्धो रश्मिर्दिनकरादिव।।

Transliteration

tasya niṣkṛṣyamāṇasya bāṇasya ca babhau dyutiḥ | astamastakasaṁruddho raśmir dinakarād iva ||

Translation

Когда ту стрелу вытягивали, её сияние явилось, словно солнечный луч от диска светила, задержанный гребнем западной горы.

Word by Word

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

• निष्कृष्यमाणस्य: of the one being pulled out
• निष्कृष्यमाणस्य: सम्बन्ध-विशेषण (Genitive qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निष्कृष्यमाण (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √कृष् (धातु) + यमान, निष्-उपसर्ग)
• Form: वर्तमानकर्मणि कृदन्त (present passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying बाणस्य)

• बाणस्य: of the arrow
• बाणस्य: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• बभौ: shone/appeared
• बभौ: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• द्युतिः: splendour/glow
• द्युतिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्युति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अस्तमस्तकसंरुद्धः: blocked by the western peak
• अस्तमस्तकसंरुद्धः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Karta-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अस्तमस्तकसंरुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक; अस्त + मस्तक + संरुद्ध)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying रश्मिः)

• रश्मिः: a ray
• रश्मिः: उपमेय (Upameya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रश्मि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपमेय (thing compared)

• दिनकरात्: from the sun
• दिनकरात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिनकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• इव: like
• इव: उपमा-सूचक (Comparator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक-अव्यय (comparative particle)

Context

The streams of blood that flowed all over from the wounds of his body appeared like streams of water mixed with red and copper colour.

Characters & Entities

• Vāli

FAQs

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

The verse underscores satya in narration—events are described with vivid clarity, reminding readers that heroic conflict still ends in bodily vulnerability.

What is the narrative situation?

The arrow is being extracted, and the text describes its shining appearance through a sunset-mountain simile.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Not a personal virtue, but the epic’s didactic craft: truthful witnessing paired with disciplined poetic expression.