Shloka 31

वालिनः और्ध्वदैहिकम्

Vali’s Funeral Rites and the Consolation of the Bereaved

Devanagari script

राज्ञामृद्दिविशेषा हि दृश्यन्ते भुवि यादृशाः।तादृशैरिह कुर्वन्तु वानरा भर्तृसत्क्रियाम्4.25.31।।

Transliteration

rājñām ṛddhiviśeṣā hi dṛśyante bhuvi yādṛśāḥ |

tādṛśair iha kurvantu vānarā bhartṛsatkriyām || 4.25.31 ||

Translation

ดังที่บนแผ่นดินนี้มีเกียรติยศพิเศษอันสมควรแก่พระราชา ฉันใด ที่นี่เหล่าวานรก็ควรกระทำการสักการะแด่เจ้านายของตนด้วยวิธีเช่นนั้น ฉันนั้น

Word by Word

• राज्ञाम्: of kings
• राज्ञाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• ऋद्धि-विशेषाः: special kinds of prosperity
• ऋद्धि-विशेषाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (determinative: ‘ऋद्धेः विशेषाः’); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• दृश्यन्ते: are seen
• दृश्यन्ते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपदम्; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense: ‘are seen’)

• भुवि: on earth
• भुवि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• यादृशाः: such as / of what kind
• यादृशाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यादृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ऋद्धि-विशेषाः)

• तादृशैः: with such (things)
• तादृशैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तादृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (instrumental: ‘with such’)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• कुर्वन्तु: let (them) do
• कुर्वन्तु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/लोट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• वानराः: monkeys
• वानराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• भर्तृ-सत्क्रियाम्: honouring rites for the lord (funeral honours)
• भर्तृ-सत्क्रियाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्क्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (determinative: ‘भर्तुः सत्क्रिया’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

Context

'Let the monkeys perform the funeral rites of our lord in an honourable way as expensively as has been done with regard to the obsequies of kings who ruled over this land.

Characters & Entities

• rājānaḥ (kings)
• vānarāḥ (monkeys)
• bhartṛ (lord/leader, i.e., Vāli)

FAQs

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

Dharma is to render fitting honor according to rank and tradition—ritual respect maintains legitimacy, memory, and social cohesion.

What is the narrative situation?

Sugriva calls for Vāli’s obsequies to be performed with the same grandeur normally accorded to kings.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Respect for tradition and rightful honor: the community is urged to uphold royal standards in funeral rites.