Shloka 22

वालिवधः

The Slaying of Vali

Devanagari script

ताडितस्तेन सङ्कृद्धस्समभिक्रम्य वेगितः।अभवच्छोणितोद्गारी सोत्पीड इव पर्वतः4.16.22।।

Transliteration

tāḍitas tena saṅkṛddhaḥ samabhikramya vegitaḥ |

abhavac choṇitodgārī sotpīḍa iva parvataḥ || 4.16.22 ||

Translation

Nang siya’y masuntok, si Sugrīva—lalo pang nagngangalit—ay sumugod muli nang ubod-bilis; dumadaloy ang dugo, wari’y bundok na pumuputok ang mapulang agos.

Word by Word

• ताडितः: struck
• ताडितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ताडित (कृदन्त; √ताड् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘struck’

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• सङ्कृद्धः: enraged
• सङ्कृद्धः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सङ्कृद्ध (कृदन्त; सम्-√क्रुध् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘enraged’

• समभिक्रम्य: having advanced
• समभिक्रम्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-अभि-√क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (gerund); ‘having advanced/closed in’

• वेगितः: swiftly
• वेगितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेगित (कृदन्त; √वेग्/वेग (denom.) )
• Form: भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘impelled/rapid’

• अभवत्: became/appeared
• अभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शोणित-उद्गारी: spewing blood
• शोणित-उद्गारी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोणित (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्गारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘शोणितम् उद्गिरति’ = spewing blood

• स-उत्पीडः: with oozing/pressure
• स-उत्पीडः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + उत्पीड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सह/युक्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘with pressure/with oozing’ (context: with oozing/flow)

• इव: like
• इव: Upamana marker (उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-वाचक अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• पर्वतः: a mountain
• पर्वतः: Upamana (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Context

Struck by Vali, enraged Sugriva encountered Vali more aggresively. His body drenched in blood seemed a mountain with rivulets of blood flowing.

Characters & Entities

• Sugrīva
• Vāli (implicit as the striker)

FAQs

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

Violence has immediate bodily and moral consequences; Dharma cautions that anger-driven conflict quickly turns into suffering and degradation.

What is the narrative situation?

Sugrīva is struck and bleeds, yet he re-engages fiercely, showing the fight has turned brutal.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Endurance and fighting spirit—though the scene primarily emphasizes the tragic cost of fraternal combat.