Shloka 61

Devanagari script

न सन्तापस्त्वया कार्य एतदर्थं प्लवङ्गम।।न वयं भवता चिन्त्या नाप्यात्मा हरिसत्तम।वयं भवद्विशेषेण धर्मतः कृतनिश्चयाः।।

Transliteration

na santāpas tvayā kārya etadarthaṃ plavaṅgama |

na vayaṃ bhavatā cintyā nāpy ātmā harisattama |

vayaṃ bhavadviśeṣeṇa dharmataḥ kṛtaniścayāḥ ||

Translation

اے پلونگم! اس بات پر تمہیں رنج نہ کرنا چاہیے۔ نہ ہمارے لیے فکر کرو، اور نہ ہی اپنے لیے، اے بندروں کے سردار۔ تمہارے خاص جرم کو دیکھتے ہوئے ہم نے دھرم کے مطابق اپنا فیصلہ پختہ کر لیا ہے۔

Word by Word

• daṇḍye: in/with regard to one punishable
• daṇḍye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daṇḍya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Yat-pratyaya (gerundive), Puṃliṅga, Saptamī, Ekavacana; ‘in the one deserving punishment’

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; relative pronoun

• pātayet: should inflict
• pātayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pat (धातु)
• Form: Liṅ (Optative), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; causative (णिच्) sense: ‘should inflict/cause to fall’

• daṇḍam: punishment
• daṇḍam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• daṇḍyaḥ: punishable
• daṇḍyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daṇḍya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Yat-pratyaya (gerundive), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; relative pronoun

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (also)

• daṇḍyate: is punished
• daṇḍyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: daṇḍ (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (Present), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; ātmanepada/passive sense ‘is punished’

• kāryakāraṇasiddhārthāḥ: justified by cause and effect
• kāryakāraṇasiddhārthāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kārya-kāraṇa-siddha-artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; tatpuruṣa chain: kārya + kāraṇa + siddha + artha = ‘whose purpose is established by cause-and-effect’ (i.e., justified)

• ubhau: both
• ubhau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Dvivacana (dual)

• tau: those two
• tau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Dvivacana

• na: not
• na: Niṣedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle

• avasīdataḥ: become despondent
• avasīdataḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-sad (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (Present), Prathama-puruṣa, Dvivacana; parasmaipada; ‘sink/despond’

Context

'O best of monkeys, abandon all your anxiety on this score. Bother not about us or about yourself. Whatever has happened, has happened in consonance with dharma.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Vāli

FAQs

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

Dharma-based adjudication: actions are assessed case-wise (“your particular offense”), and the resulting decision is presented as principled rather than personal.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma responds to Vāli’s turmoil by urging him to drop anxiety and by asserting that the course taken was a dharmic determination.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Steadfastness in righteous judgment combined with reassurance—Rāma is firm in principle yet gentle in address.