Shloka 56

Devanagari script

तं कामवृत्तं मम सन्निकृष्टंकामाभियोगाच्च निवृत्तलज्जम्।क्षमस्व तावत्परवीरहन्तस्त्वद्भ्रातरं वानरवंशनाथम्।।।।

Transliteration

taṁ kāmavṛttaṁ mama sannikṛṣṭaṁ kāmābhiyōgāc ca nivṛttalajjam |

kṣamasva tāvat paravīrahantas tvad-bhrātaraṁ vānaravaṁśanātham ||

Translation

तं कामवृत्तं मम सन्निकृष्टं, कामाभियोगाच्च निवृत्तलज्जम्। क्षमस्व तावत् परवीरहन्तः, त्वद्भ्रातरं वानरवंशनाथम्॥

Word by Word

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• kāmavṛttam: one behaving under passion
• kāmavṛttam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāma-vṛtta (प्रातिपदिक; काम + वृत्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying tam)

• mama: of me / my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• sannikṛṣṭam: near (to me)
• sannikṛṣṭam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ni-kṛṣ (धातु) + kta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (near/close to me)

• kāmābhiyogāt: due to indulgence in desire
• kāmābhiyogāt: Hetu (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma-abhiyoga (प्रातिपदिक; काम + अभियोग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (cause: 'due to')

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• nivṛttalajjam: shameless / devoid of shame
• nivṛttalajjam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nivṛtta-lajjā (प्रातिपदिक; निवृत्त + लज्जा)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (whose shame has ceased)

• kṣamasva: forgive
• kṣamasva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṣam (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), आत्मनेपदम्, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• tāvat: for now / to that extent
• tāvat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/अवधि-वाचक-अव्यय (so much/for now)

• paravīrahantaḥ: O slayer of enemy heroes
• paravīrahantaḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para-vīra-han (प्रातिपदिक; पर + वीर + हन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; 'हन्तृ' अर्थे बहुव्रीहिवत् प्रयोगः (O slayer of enemy heroes)

• tvadbhrātaram: your brother
• tvadbhrātaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad-bhrātṛ (प्रातिपदिक; त्वद् + भ्रातृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बोधनस्य कर्म (object: 'your brother')

• vānaravaṃśanātham: the lord of the monkey lineage
• vānaravaṃśanātham: Karma (कर्म) (appositional)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara-vaṃśa-nātha (प्रातिपदिक; वानर + वंश + नाथ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेष्य-विशेषणभावे (apposition to tvadbhrātaram)

Context

'O slayer of enemy heroes! pardon Sugriva, the lord of vanara clan, who is to you a brother. He is here indulging in sports of love with me. He has no sense of shame about his passion.

Characters & Entities

• Tārā
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Sugrīva

FAQs

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

Dharma here is expressed as kṣamā (forbearance/forgiveness) and proportional response: even when a leader errs under passion, the righteous course is to correct without losing moral balance.

What is the narrative situation?

Tārā intercedes on Sugrīva’s behalf, asking Lakṣmaṇa to pardon Sugrīva’s lapse while he is absorbed in pleasure.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Compassionate mediation—Tārā models prudent counsel that preserves alliances and redirects anger toward constructive resolution.