Shloka 11

ताराविलापः

Tārā’s Lament over Vāli

Devanagari script

सुहृच्चैव हि भर्ता च प्रकृत्या मम च प्रियः।आहवे च पराक्रान्तश्शूरः पञ्चत्वमागतः।।

Transliteration

suhṛc caiva hi bhartā ca prakṛtyā mama ca priyaḥ | āhave ca parākrāntaḥ śūraḥ pañcatvam āgataḥ ||

Translation

ท่านผู้นั้นเป็นทั้งสามีและสหายของข้าพเจ้า—โดยธรรมชาติเป็นที่รักยิ่ง; กล้าหาญองอาจในสนามรบ วีรบุรุษนั้นบัดนี้ถึงความตายแล้ว

Word by Word

• सुहृत्: friend
• सुहृत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुहृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘भर्ता’ इत्यस्य सह-समुच्चयः

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadharana (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय

• हि: indeed / for
• हि: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतु/निश्चय-अव्यय (for/indeed)

• भर्ता: husband
• भर्ता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• प्रकृत्या: by nature
• प्रकृत्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे (by nature)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• प्रियः: dear
• प्रियः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (भर्ता/सुहृत्)

• आहवे: in battle
• आहवे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आहव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• पराक्रान्तः: valiant, mighty
• पराक्रान्तः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा + क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (PPP) ‘पराक्रान्त’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (शूरः)

• शूरः: hero
• शूरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पञ्चत्वम्: death (state of five elements)
• पञ्चत्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; गत्यर्थक-क्रियायाः कर्म (आगतः)

• आगतः: has reached
• आगतः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (PPP) पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि-प्रयोगः (has reached)

Context

'He was my husband, my friend and naturally my loving king. He was powerful in battle.Alas! the hero has died.

Characters & Entities

• Tārā
• Vāli

FAQs

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

Honoring the dead with truthful remembrance: dharma values acknowledging a person’s roles and virtues without distortion.

What is the narrative situation?

Tārā recalls Vāli’s intimate roles—husband and friend—and mourns his death despite his battlefield prowess.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Gratitude and fidelity—she affirms his worth and her bond even after death.