Shloka 46

वालिनः और्ध्वदैहिकम्

Vali’s Funeral Rites and the Consolation of the Bereaved

Devanagari script

विसर्जयैतान् प्लवगान्यथोचितमरिन्दम।ततः क्रीडामहे सर्वा वनेषु मदनोत्कटाः4.25.46।।

Transliteration

visarjaya etān plavagān yathocitam, arindama |

tataḥ krīḍāmahe sarvā vaneṣu madanotkaṭāḥ || 4.25.46 ||

Translation

O manlulupig ng mga kaaway, pauwiin mo ang mga unggoy na ito, matapos ibigay sa kanila ang nararapat ayon sa kanilang katayuan; saka, sa alab ng pagnanasa, tayong lahat ay maglalaro sa mga gubat.

Word by Word

• visarjaya: dismiss, send away
• visarjaya: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sṛj (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद); with vi- prefix

• etān: these
• etān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• plavagān: monkeys
• plavagān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: plavaga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• yathā-ucitam: as is proper
• yathā-ucitam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā-ucita (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva (अव्ययीभाव) compound: yathā (according to) + ucita (proper); used adverbially

• arindama: O enemy-subduer
• arindama: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arindama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रम/अनन्तरवाचक-अव्यय)

• krīḍāmahe: we will sport/play
• krīḍāmahe: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √krīḍ (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

• sarvāḥ: all (of us)
• sarvāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन) (speaker group: 'all of us (women)')

• vaneṣu: in the forests
• vaneṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• madana-utkaṭāḥ: intensely passionate
• madana-utkaṭāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: madana-utkaṭa (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound: madana (love/passion) + utkaṭa (intense); Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन) qualifying 'sarvāḥ'

Context

'O conqueror of enemies! give these monkeys their due in accordance with their status and send them back as you used to do when they were passionately sporting in your company here in this forest.

Characters & Entities

• Tārā
• Sugrīva
• vana (forest)

FAQs

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

The verse invokes rajadharma: a ruler should honor people according to merit and status (yathocitam) and maintain propriety in public conduct.

What is the narrative situation?

After Vāli’s death, Tārā addresses Sugrīva, urging him to dismiss the assembled monkeys appropriately and then return to private life.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Administrative propriety and social order—acting with due regard for rank and decorum even amid personal upheaval.