Shloka 9

वालिविलापः

Vali’s Final Counsel and the Succession Charge

Devanagari script

मम प्राणैः प्रियतरं पुत्रं पुत्रमिवौरसम्।मया हीनमहीनार्थं पर्वतः परिपालय।।

Transliteration

mama prāṇaiḥ priyataraṃ putraṃ putram iva aurasaṃ | mayā hīnam ahīnārthaṃ parvataḥ paripālaya ||

Translation

他比我的性命更为可爱；请护持我的儿子，如同护持你亲生的嫡子。如今他失去我，帕尔瓦塔（苏格利婆）啊，护他周全，使他无所缺乏。

Word by Word

• मम: my
• मम: सम्बन्ध (Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम (1st person pronoun), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• प्राणैः: than (my) lives/breaths
• प्राणैः: तुलना/उपमान-आधार (Standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• प्रियतरम्: dearer
• प्रियतरम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priya-tara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; तरप्-प्रत्यय (comparative)

• पुत्रम्: son
• पुत्रम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• पुत्रम्: (as) a son
• पुत्रम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (apposition)

• इव: like
• इव: सम्बन्ध/उपमा (Simile marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उपमा-वाचक (comparative particle)

• औरसम्: one's own (born of the body)
• औरसम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aurasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: कर्तृ-करण (Agent/instrument in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• हीनम्: deprived/separated
• हीनम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hīna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अहीनार्थम्: not lacking in needs/means
• अहीनार्थम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-hīna + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (नञ्-तत्पुरुष), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पर्वतः: O Parvata (name/address)
• पर्वतः: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• परिपालय: protect/care for
• परिपालय: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari + pāl (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Context

'He is dearer to me than my life. Take care of him like your own son. He is separated from me. Take care of him in all respects, so that he is not deprived of anything.

Characters & Entities

• Vāli
• Sugrīva (Parvata)
• Aṅgada

FAQs

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

Guardian-dharma: the new ruler/uncle must protect the heir and ensure his welfare without deprivation.

What is the narrative situation?

Vāli entrusts Aṅgada to Sugrīva, asking him to treat the boy as his own son after Vāli’s death.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Protective responsibility and fairness—ensuring the vulnerable heir is not marginalized after succession.