Shloka 21

वालिविलापः

Vali’s Final Counsel and the Succession Charge

Devanagari script

यथा हि त्वं महाबाहो लालितस्सततं मया।न तथा वर्तमानं त्वां सुग्रीवो बहुमंस्यते।।।।

Transliteration

yathā hi tvaṃ mahābāho lālitaḥ satataṃ mayā | na tathā vartamānaṃ tvāṃ sugrīvo bahumaṃsyate ||

Translation

大臂勇者啊，我曾时时怜爱抚育你；而今情势如此，须伽利婆未必会同我一般珍重你、器重你。

Word by Word

• यथा: as/just as
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; यथार्थ-तुलना/प्रकारवाचक (as)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• महाबाहो: O mighty-armed one
• महाबाहो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाबाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् बाहुः यस्य)

• लालितः: was cherished
• लालितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लल्/लालित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सततम्: always
• सततम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सततम् (अव्यय/नपुंसक-रूप)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयुक्तम्; क्रियाविशेषण (always)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation)

• तथा: in that way
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (in that way)

• वर्तमानम्: as you are now (existing)
• वर्तमानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (धातु) + शानच् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शानच्-प्रत्यय (present participle); पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (of त्वाम्)

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• सुग्रीवः: Sugriva
• सुग्रीवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• बहुमंस्यते: will value/respect highly
• बहुमंस्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्/लट् (here: लट्, present with future sense), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; उपसर्ग: बहु (intensively)

Context

'O long-armed one! you have always been affectionately brought up by me. Sugriva may not rear you that way.

Characters & Entities

• Vali
• Angada
• Sugriva

FAQs

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

Dharma includes realism and self-protection: one should not assume others will show the same affection; one must act prudently within new power structures.

What is the narrative situation?

Vali, anticipating the political shift after his death, cautions Angada that Sugriva may not treat him with the same paternal tenderness.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Prudence (viveka): understanding changing relationships and preparing for life under a new ruler.