Shloka 16

ताराविलापः

Tārā’s Lament over Vāli

Devanagari script

शरेण हृदि लग्नेन गात्रसंस्पर्शने तव।वार्यामि त्वां निरीक्षन्ती त्वयि पञ्चत्वमागते।।

Transliteration

śareṇa hṛdi lagnena gātrasaṁsparśane tava | vāryāmi tvāṁ nirīkṣantī tvayi pañcatvam āgate ||

Translation

因那箭已钉入你的胸膛，我克制自己不去触碰你的肢体；我唯有凝望，因为死亡一旦临到你身，便再无回返。

Word by Word

• शरेण: by the arrow
• शरेण: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• हृदि: in the heart/chest
• हृदि: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• लग्नेन: having been lodged/pierced
• लग्नेन: करण-विशेषण (Karaṇa-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लग्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √लग् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying शरेण)

• गात्रसंस्पर्शने: at the touching of the limbs
• गात्रसंस्पर्शने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Occasion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गात्रसंस्पर्शन (प्रातिपदिक; गात्र + संस्पर्शन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तव: of you/your
• तव: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वार्यामि: I restrain/forbid
• वार्यामि: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वृ (धातु; वारयति-प्रयोग)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• निरीक्षन्ती: while looking on
• निरीक्षन्ती: कर्ता-विशेषण (Karta-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निरीक्षन्ती (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √ईक्ष् (धातु) + शतृ, स्त्री)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृ-विशेषण (speaker)

• त्वयि: in you/with respect to you
• त्वयि: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Reference)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पञ्चत्वम्: death (state of being five elements)
• पञ्चत्वम्: कर्म (Karma/Object of आगते)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आगते: when (it) has come/arrived
• आगते: अधिकरण-विशेषण (Adhikaraṇa-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आगत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √गम् (धातु) + क्त, आ-उपसर्ग)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘पञ्चत्वम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Context

Then Nila took out the arrow from Vali's heart with due effort as one would pull out a glowing serpent hidden in the mountain cave.

Characters & Entities

• Tārā
• Vāli

FAQs

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

Dharma is expressed as reverent restraint: in the face of death, one acts carefully and truthfully, recognizing bodily fragility and the finality of pañcatva.

What is the narrative situation?

Tārā stands over Vāli, hesitating to touch or disturb him because the fatal arrow is embedded in his chest.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Self-control and reverence—Tārā governs her grief-driven impulse to embrace, choosing careful restraint.