Shloka 12

वालिनः और्ध्वदैहिकम्

Vali’s Funeral Rites and the Consolation of the Bereaved

Devanagari script

वचनान्ते तु रामस्य लक्ष्मणः परवीरहा।अवदत्प्रश्रितं वाक्यं सुग्रीवं गतचेतसम्4.25.12।।

Transliteration

vacanānte tu rāmasya lakṣmaṇaḥ para-vīra-hā |

avadat praśritaṃ vākyaṃ sugrīvaṃ gata-cetasam || 4.25.12 ||

Translation

రాముని మాటలు ముగిసిన వెంటనే, శత్రువీర సంహారకుడు లక్ష్మణుడు వినయంతో శోకవిహ్వలుడైన సుగ్రీవునితో పలికెను।

Word by Word

• वचनान्ते: at the end of (the) speech
• वचनान्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location-Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (vacanasya antaḥ = end of the speech)

• तु: then, however
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/अनुक्रम (but/then)

• रामस्य: of Rama
• रामस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• लक्ष्मणः: Lakshmana
• लक्ष्मणः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• परवीरहा: slayer of enemy warriors
• परवीरहा: Visheshana (विशेषण/attribute)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक) + वीर (प्रातिपदिक) + हन् (धातु)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (parāṇāṃ vīrāṇāṃ hā = slayer of enemy heroes)

• अवदत्: said
• अवदत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्रश्रितम्: humbly spoken, respectful
• प्रश्रितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-श्रि (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (modifies vākyaṃ)

• वाक्यम्: words, statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सुग्रीवम्: to Sugriva
• सुग्रीवम्: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• गतचेतसम्: one who had lost his senses
• गतचेतसम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत (गम् + क्त) + चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (yasya cetaḥ gataṃ saḥ = one whose mind is gone)

Context

Seeing Sugriva had lost his senses, Lakshmana, the slayer of enemy warriors humbly said at the end of Rama's address:

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Sugrīva

FAQs

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

Dharma in counsel requires both firmness and humility: one should guide a grieving leader respectfully, without provoking further distress.

What is the narrative situation?

After Rāma’s consoling words, Lakṣmaṇa takes up the task of directing Sugrīva toward immediate responsibilities.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Lakṣmaṇa’s disciplined courtesy and service-mindedness in crisis.