Shloka 22

ताराविलापः

Tara’s Lament over Vāli

Devanagari script

तस्या विलपितं श्रुत्वा वानर्यस्सर्वतश्च ताः।परिगृह्याङ्गदं दीनं दुःखार्ता परिचुक्रुशुः4.20.22।।

Transliteration

tasyā vilapitaṃ śrutvā vānaryas sarvataś ca tāḥ |

parigṛhyāṅgadaṃ dīnaṃ duḥkhārtā paricukruśuḥ ||

Translation

ครั้นได้ยินเสียงคร่ำครวญของนาง เหล่าวานรีก็พากันมาจากทุกทิศ; โอบอุ้มอังคทะผู้แสนรันทดไว้แนบอก แล้วร่ำไห้ครวญครางด้วยความทุกข์โศก

Word by Word

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: सम्बन्ध (Possessor/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• विलपितम्: lamentation, wailing
• विलपितम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वि-लप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle used as noun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; object of श्रुत्वा

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: पूर्वकाल (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), ‘having heard’

• वानर्यः: female monkeys
• वानर्यः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सर्वतः: from all sides, everywhere
• सर्वतः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• ताः: those (women)
• ताः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; refers to vānarīḥ

• परिगृह्य: having taken hold of
• परिगृह्य: पूर्वकाल (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-ग्रह् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यबन्त/क्त्वार्थक अव्यय (gerund), ‘having seized/embraced’

• अङ्गदम्: Angada
• अङ्गदम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दीनम्: wretched, miserable
• दीनम्: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण of अङ्गदम्

• दुःखार्ताः: afflicted with sorrow
• दुःखार्ताः: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःखार्त (प्रातिपदिक: दुःख + आर्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (दुःखेन आर्ताः) qualifying vānarīḥ

• परिचुक्रुशुः: cried out loudly
• परिचुक्रुशुः: क्रिया (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-क्रुश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Context

On hearing the wailing of Tara, all the other wives of Vali held the piteous (in their arms) Angada and wailed, overwhelmed with sorrow:

Characters & Entities

• Tārā
• Aṅgada

FAQs

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

Communal dharma: in calamity, the community gathers, supports the vulnerable (the child-heir), and shares mourning rather than leaving grief isolated.

What is the narrative situation?

After Tārā’s lament, the other wives gather around and hold Aṅgada, crying in collective sorrow.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Compassion and solidarity—protecting and consoling Aṅgada amid political and familial upheaval.