Shloka 15

वालिनः और्ध्वदैहिकम्

Vali’s Funeral Rites and the Consolation of the Bereaved

Devanagari script

समाश्वासय चैनं त्वमङ्गदं दीनचेतसम्।मा भूर्बालिशबुद्धिस्त्वं त्वदधीनमिदं पुरम्4.25.15।।

Transliteration

samāśvāsaya cainaṃ tvam aṅgadaṃ dīna-cetasam |

mā bhūr bāliśa-buddhis tvaṃ tvad-adhīnam idaṃ puram || 4.25.15 ||

Translation

At aliwin mo rin si Aṅgada na lugmok ang loob; huwag mong hayaang manaig sa kanya ang isip-bata—ang lungsod na ito’y nasa ilalim na ng iyong kapangyarihan.

Word by Word

• समाश्वासय: comfort, reassure
• समाश्वासय: Kriya (क्रिया/command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-श्वस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense in usage (comfort/encourage)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (and)

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अङ्गदम्: Angada
• अङ्गदम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• दीनचेतसम्: despondent
• दीनचेतसम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीन (प्रातिपदिक) + चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (yasya cetaḥ dīnaṃ saḥ = despondent-minded)

• मा: do not
• मा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक निपात (prohibitive particle)

• भूः: become
• भूः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; मा-सहिते निषेधाज्ञा (do not become)

• बालिशबुद्धिः: childish-minded (one)
• बालिशबुद्धिः: Predicative (विधेय/Complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बालिश (प्रातिपदिक) + बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (bāliśā buddhir = childish intellect)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• त्वदधीनम्: under your control
• त्वदधीनम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वद् (युष्मद्-षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध) + अधीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (tava adhīnam = under your control)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण (demonstrative)

• पुरम्: city
• पुरम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject of nominal clause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Context

'Pacify the despondent Angada so that he does not entertain childish thoughts any more. This city is under your control (now).

Characters & Entities

• Sugrīva
• Aṅgada

FAQs

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

Dharma of rulership includes stabilizing heirs and citizens: personal grief must not endanger political and familial order.

What is the narrative situation?

Lakṣmaṇa urges Sugrīva to calm Aṅgada and prevent impulsive reactions after Vāli’s death.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sugrīva’s expected maturity as king: protecting the realm by guiding the next generation.