Shloka 48

वाली–रामसंवादः

Rama’s Justification to Vali on Rājadharma

Devanagari script

तदयुक्तं मया पूर्वं प्रमादादुक्तमप्रियम् ।तत्रापि खलु मे दोषं कर्तुं नार्हसि राघव ।। ।।

Transliteration

tad ayuktaṃ mayā pūrvaṃ pramādād uktam apriyam | tatrāpi khalu me doṣaṃ kartuṃ nārhasi rāghava ||

Translation

హే రాఘవా! నేను పూర్వం ప్రమాదవశాత్తు అనుచితముగా అప్రీతికరముగా పలికిన మాటలకై కూడా నన్ను దోషిగా చేయకుము.

Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म) (of uktam, understood)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/1 or द्वितीया/2), Singular; here correlating with vākyam (understood)

• ayuktam: improper
• ayuktam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ayukta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; qualifying (vākyam) understood

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karaṇa/Agent (करण/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular

• pūrvam: earlier
• pūrvam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrvam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, temporal adverb

• pramādāt: from negligence
• pramādāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pramāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (पञ्चमी/5), Singular; cause

• uktam: said
• uktam: Kriyā (क्रिया) (predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु) > ukta (कृदन्त)
• Form: Kṛdanta past passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; agreeing with (vākyam) understood

• apriyam: unpleasant
• apriyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: apriya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; qualifying (vākyam) understood

• tatra: in that matter
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb

• api: even
• api: Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• khalu: indeed
• khalu: Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: khalu (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular

• doṣam: fault
• doṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: doṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular

• kartum: to make/attribute
• kartum: Complement (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle

• arhasi: should/ought
• arhasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arh (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ present, Parasmaipada, 2nd person, Singular

• rāghava: O Raghava
• rāghava: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Context

In Progress

Characters & Entities

• Vālī
• Rāma

FAQs

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

Dharma includes restraint in speech and the readiness to seek pardon for verbal wrongdoing committed in ignorance or carelessness.

What is the narrative situation?

This verse reiterates Vālī’s apology (a repetition/variant preserved in the Southern Recension), emphasizing his request not to be blamed for earlier harsh speech.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Forgiveness-seeking and moral self-correction—Vālī explicitly owns his fault and asks for clemency.