Shloka 3

ताराशोकविनोदनम्

Consolation of Tara and Counsel on Succession

Devanagari script

शोच्या शोचसि कं शोच्यं दीनं दीनाऽनुकम्पसे।कस्य कोवाऽनुशोच्योऽस्ति देहेऽस्मिन् बुद्बुदोपमे।।

Transliteration

śocyā śocasi kaṃ śocyaṃ dīnaṃ dīnā ’nukampase | kasya ko vā ’nuśocyo ’sti dehe ’smin budbudopame ||

Translation

Ikaw na karapat-dapat ding kaawaan ay nagdadalamhati—ngunit para kanino, at ano nga ba ang tunay na dapat pagdalamhatian? Sa katawang ito na tulad ng bula at marupok, sino ang pag-aari ng sino upang maging walang-hanggang panaghoy?

Word by Word

śocyā(one) to be mourned

śocasiyou grieve

kamwhom

śocyamto be mourned

dīnamwretched (one/thing)

dīnā(you) miserable

anukampaseyou pity / show compassion

kasyaof whom / for whom

kaḥwho

vāor

anuśocyaḥworthy to be lamented

astiis

dehein the body

asminin this

budbuda-upame(in the) bubble-like (body)

Context

On hearing Hanuman's words, Tara, tormented by the death of her husband said to Hanuman who was waiting for her reply:

Characters & Entities

Hanumān

Tārā

FAQs

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

Detachment grounded in truth (satya) about impermanence: recognizing the body’s fragility helps one return to dharmic duty rather than be consumed by sorrow.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān challenges Tārā’s intense lament by reminding her that embodied life is transient.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Spiritual clarity: the ability to speak truth that steadies others during crisis.