Shloka 15
ताराविलापः
Tārā’s Lament over Vāli
कृतकृत्योऽद्य सुग्रीवो वैरेऽस्मिन्नतिदारुणे।यस्य रामविमुक्तेन हृतमेकेषुणा भयम्।।
kṛtakṛtyo 'dya sugrīvo vaire 'sminn atidāruṇe | yasya rāmavimuktena hṛtam ekeṣuṇā bhayam ||
अद्य सुग्रीवः कृतकृत्योऽभवत् अस्मिन् अतिदारुणे वैरे; यस्य रामेण विमुक्तेन एकेषुणा तस्य भयम् अपहृतम्।
'The arrow which has pierced your body prevents me from embracing you. I am only looking at you lying (not removing the arrow lest you die).'
FAQs
The verse warns that political aims achieved through deadly enmity still carry moral weight; it invites reflection on righteous means (dharma) versus mere success.
Tārā, grieving, recognizes that Sugrīva’s long-standing fear of Vāli has ended because Rāma’s single arrow has struck Vāli down.
Clear-sighted truthfulness—Tārā articulates the strategic reality even while mourning, showing intellectual honesty amid sorrow.