Shloka 26

ताराविलापः

Tara’s Lament and Counsel after Vali’s Fall

Devanagari script

तावतीत्य समासाद्य भर्तारं निहतं रणे।।समीक्ष्य व्यथिता भूमौ सम्भ्रान्ता निपपात ह।

Transliteration

tāv atītya samāsādya bhartāraṃ nihataṃ raṇe || samīkṣya vyathitā bhūmau sambhrāntā nipapāta ha |

Translation

Vượt qua hai vị ấy, nàng đến bên phu quân đã ngã trong chiến trận; vừa nhìn thấy chàng, đau đớn rối bời, nàng gục xuống mặt đất.

Word by Word

• tau: those two
• tau: Karma (कर्म/Object—passed beyond)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन — ‘those two’ (Rama and Lakshmana)

• atītya: having passed beyond
• atītya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ati-i (अति-इ धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund); ‘having passed beyond’

• samāsādya: having reached
• samāsādya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-sad (सम्-आ-सद् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund); ‘having reached/approached’

• bhartāram: (her) husband
• bhartāram: Karma (कर्म/Object—reached/seen)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• nihatam: killed
• nihatam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of bhartāram)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-han (नि-हन् धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Passive Participle); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — ‘slain’

• raṇe: in battle
• raṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• samīkṣya: having seen
• samīkṣya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-īkṣ (सम्-ईक्ष् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund); ‘having looked at/seen’

• vyathitā: distressed
• vyathitā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—state)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vyathita (व्यथ् धातु से क्त) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त (PPP) used adjectivally; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘distressed’

• bhūmau: on the ground
• bhūmau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• sambhrāntā: agitated
• sambhrāntā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—state)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sambhrānta (सम्-भ्रम् धातु से क्त) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त (PPP) used adjectivally; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘agitated/confused’

• nipapāta: fell down
• nipapāta: Kriyā (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-pat (नि-पत् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ha: indeed/just (narrative)
• ha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात — स्मरण/वृत्तान्तसूचक (narrative particle)

Context

Hearing the terrible, unhappy news of her husband's death, Tara anxiously rushed along with her son out of the mountain cave.

Characters & Entities

• Tārā
• Vāli
• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Battlefield

FAQs

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

The verse foregrounds compassion as an ethical lens: dharma-discourse is incomplete without recognizing the suffering produced by conflict.

What is the narrative situation?

Tārā reaches Vāli’s body and collapses in grief.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Deep marital fidelity and sincerity of emotion—Tārā’s grief is immediate and unperformed.