Shloka 21

तारोपदेशः

Tara’s Counsel to Vali on Sugriva’s Roar and Rama’s Alliance

Devanagari script

तत्क्षमं न विरोधस्ते सह तेन महात्मना।दुर्जयेनाप्रमेयेन रामेण रणकर्मसु।।

Transliteration

tat kṣamaṃ na virodhas te saha tena mahātmanā | durjayenāprameyena rāmeṇa raṇa-karmasu ||

Translation

तस्मात् तेन महात्मना दुर्जयेनाप्रमेयेन रामेण रणकर्मसु। तव विरोधः न क्षमः॥

Word by Word

• तत्: therefore
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निपातवत् प्रयोग (indeclinable use: ‘therefore/that being so’)

• क्षमम्: proper/acceptable
• क्षमम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṣama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicative)

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

• विरोधः: enmity/opposition
• विरोधः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: virodha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ते: for you/to you
• ते: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सह: with
• सह: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अर्थक अव्यय (preposition-like: ‘with’)

• तेन: with that
• तेन: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• महात्मना: with the great-souled one
• महात्मना: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (‘great-souled’), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• दुर्जयेन: with the unconquerable
• दुर्जयेन: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dur-jaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (‘hard to conquer’), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies ‘रामेण’)

• अप्रमेयेन: with the immeasurable
• अप्रमेयेन: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-prameya (प्रातिपदिक; from pra-√mā + ya, with negation a-)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• रामेण: with Rama
• रामेण: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• रणकर्मसु: in warlike deeds
• रणकर्मसु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raṇa (प्रातिपदik) + karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘acts of battle’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

Context

'Rama is immeasurable in prowess and unconquerable in war. Therefore, enmity with him is not desirable for you.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Vāli

FAQs

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

Dharma includes avoiding unjust and ruinous conflict; wisdom is to refrain from hostility toward a righteous and overwhelmingly powerful opponent.

What is the narrative situation?

Tārā explicitly counsels Vāli that opposing Rāma is improper and dangerous.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Prudence (nīti) and restraint—choosing peace when war would be wrongful and catastrophic.