Shloka 9
ताराविलापः
Tara’s Lament and Counsel after Vali’s Fall
राज्यहेतोस्स चेद्भ्राता भ्रात्रा रौद्रेण पातितः।रामेण प्रहितैरौद्रैर्मार्गणैर्दूरपातिभिः।।
rājya-hetoḥ sa ced bhrātā bhrātrā raudreṇa pātitaḥ | rāmeṇa prahitair raudrair mārgaṇair dūra-pātibhiḥ ||
“Nếu vì ngôi báu mà người anh em ấy thật đã bị chính em mình trong cơn thịnh nộ đánh ngã—bởi những mũi tên dữ dội, bay xa của Rāma phóng ra—thì cớ sao các ngươi phải chạy?”
'If the (elder) brother is struck down by his (younger) brother in anger for the sake of kingship using far-reaching arrows discharged by Rama, why are you running?'
FAQs
The verse raises the dharmic tension between political ambition and familial bonds, while urging truthful facing of events rather than panic: fear must not replace clear judgment.
Tārā refers to Vāli’s fall—connected to the rivalry over rule and Rāma’s intervention—and challenges the monkeys’ flight.
Composure and moral clarity in turmoil—recognizing hard truths without surrendering to chaos.