Shloka 3

तारोपदेशः

Tara’s Counsel to Vali on Sugriva’s Roar and Rama’s Alliance

Devanagari script

स तु रोषपरीताङ्गो वाली सन्ध्याकनकप्रभः।उपरक्त इवादित्यस्सद्यो निष्प्रभतां गतः।।

Transliteration

sa tu roṣa-parītāṅgo vālī sandhyā-kanaka-prabhaḥ |

uparakta ivādityaḥ sadyo niṣprabhatāṃ gataḥ ||

Translation

然而婆梨怒火缠身，肢体尽被忿恚所摄；他先前如暮色金辉般灿然，顷刻黯淡，犹如日轮遭蚀。

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• रोष-परित-अङ्गः: whose limbs were pervaded by anger
• रोष-परित-अङ्गः: कर्तृ-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रोष (प्रातिपदिक) + परित (परि-√इ धातु + क्त) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास: रोषेण परितानि अङ्गानि यस्य; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (qualifying सः/वाली)

• वाली: Vali
• वाली: कर्ता (apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वालिन्/वालि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सन्ध्या-कनक-प्रभः: golden-radiant like twilight
• सन्ध्या-कनक-प्रभः: कर्तृ-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सन्ध्या (प्रातिपदिक) + कनक (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (descriptive): सन्ध्यायाः कनकवत् प्रभा यस्य; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उपरक्तः: eclipsed/reddened
• उपरक्तः: उपमान-विशेषण (qualifier of ādityaḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप-√रञ्ज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• इव: like
• इव: उपमा-चिह्न
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय

• आदित्यः: the sun
• आदित्यः: उपमान (Upamāna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सद्यः: at once
• सद्यः: क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (immediately)

• निष्प्रभताम्: dimness/loss of lustre
• निष्प्रभताम्: कर्म/गति-लक्ष्य (goal of motion/state)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निष्प्रभता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (state/goal)

• गतः: became/went into
• गतः: क्रिया (predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP used as finite: 'went/became'), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Context

Overcome with anger, Vali looked pale like the eclipsed Sun with the golden radiance faded from his face.

Characters & Entities

• Vālī
• Āditya (Sun)

FAQs

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

Dharma warns against anger (krodha) as it eclipses discernment and inner radiance, leading one away from right judgment.

What is the narrative situation?

The narration depicts Vālī’s transformation under rage, setting the stage for his refusal to accept sound counsel.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

By contrast, the verse highlights the need for self-control; Vālī’s lack of it becomes a moral signal.