Shloka 69

श्रीमद्रामायणकथासङ्क्षेपः / The Ramayana in Synopsis

Narada’s Summary to Valmiki

Devanagari script

अनुमान्य तदा तारां सुग्रीवेण समागत: ।निजघान च तत्रैनं शरेणैकेन राघव: ।।।।

Transliteration

anumānya tadā tārāṃ sugrīveṇa samāgataḥ |

nijaghāna ca tatra enaṃ śareṇaikena rāghavaḥ ||

Translation

其后，婆梨安抚了塔罗，便与苏格利瓦交战；就在那处，罗伽婆以一箭将他射倒。

Word by Word

• tataḥ: thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण) (time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb = 'thereafter'

• sugrīvavacanāt: at Sugrīva’s request/words
• sugrīvavacanāt: Hetu (हेतु) (cause/motive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sugrīva + vacana (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: Napuṃsaka, Pañcamī (Ablative/5th), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa ‘sugrīvasya vacanam’ + ablative hetu = 'because of/according to Sugrīva’s words'

• hatvā: having slain
• hatvā: Kriyā (क्रिया) (subsidiary action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √han (हन्) (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा) → hatvā (कृदन्त)
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वान्त), 'having killed'

• vālinam: Vāli
• vālinam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vālin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (Acc/2nd), Ekavacana

• āhave: in battle
• āhave: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण) (place/context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (Loc/7th), Ekavacana

• sugrīvam: Sugrīva
• sugrīvam: Karma (कर्म) (object of pratyapādayat)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sugrīva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (Acc/2nd), Ekavacana

• eva: indeed / only
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारण) = 'indeed/only'

• tat: in that
• tat: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsaka, Saptamī (Loc/7th), Ekavacana; qualifying rājye = 'in that kingdom'

• rājye: in the kingdom
• rājye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण) (location/domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsaka, Saptamī (Loc/7th), Ekavacana

• rāghavaḥ: Rāghava (Rāma)
• rāghavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (Nom/1st), Ekavacana

• pratyapādayat: installed / reinstated
• pratyapādayat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-√pad (पद्) (धातु) + ṇic? (causative sense) + laṅ
• Form: Tinganta, Parasmaipada; Lakāra: Laṅ (Imperfect), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; causative/denominative sense 'installed/caused to obtain (the kingdom)'

Context

After convincing his wife Tara, who was dissuading from this, Vali entered into a combat with Sugriva. There, Rama killed Vali with a single shaft.

Characters & Entities

• Tārā
• Sugrīva
• Vāli
• Rāma (Rāghava)

FAQs

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

The verse foregrounds satya to a pledged alliance: Rāma acts to fulfill his promise to Sugrīva. It also hints at the social-ethical dimension—Tārā’s counsel is acknowledged before the fatal decision unfolds.

What is the narrative situation?

Vāli, after addressing Tārā’s intervention, confronts Sugrīva; Rāma then kills Vāli with one arrow, resolving the immediate power struggle.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s steadfastness to his word and his role as an effective protector of an ally; Tārā’s prudent counsel appears as a voice of caution within the conflict.