Shloka 2

ताराविलापः

Tārā’s Lament over Vāli

Devanagari script

शेषे त्वं विषमे दुःखमकृत्वा वचनं मम।उपलोपचिते वीर सुदुःखे वसुधातले।।

Transliteration

śeṣe tvaṁ viṣame duḥkham akṛtvā vacanaṁ mama | upalopacite vīra suduḥkhe vasudhātale ||

Translation

勇士啊，你不听我的劝言，如今在这布满石砾、崎岖难安的大地上，痛苦地躺卧着。

Word by Word

• śeṣe: you lie (remain)
• śeṣe: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śī (धातु) + śeṣa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; from √śī 'to lie down' (form śeṣe)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन

• viṣame: in a harsh/uneven (place)
• viṣame: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viṣama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; qualifies vasudhātale (understood)

• duḥkham: in sorrow, painfully
• duḥkham: Prakara (प्रकार/भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; adverbial accusative (भावे द्वितीया)

• akṛtvā: without doing, not having heeded
• akṛtvā: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय with negation a-: 'not having done/fulfilled'

• vacanam: word, request
• vacanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• upalopacite: covered with stones
• upalopacite: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: upala + upacita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (उपलैः उपचितः), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; qualifies vasudhātale

• vīra: O hero
• vīra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन

• suduḥkhe: very painful
• suduḥkhe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (अतिदुःखम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; qualifies vasudhātale

• vasudhātale: on the surface of the earth
• vasudhātale: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasudhā + tala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (वसुधायाः तलम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

Context

'O hero! how is it that you are lying in a crimson bed of the pool of blood flowing from your body?

Characters & Entities

• Tārā
• Vāli

FAQs

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

Dharma here highlights the value of prudent counsel and restraint: ignoring wise advice can lead to suffering and downfall.

What is the narrative situation?

After Vāli is struck down in battle, Tārā comes to him and laments that he did not heed her warnings and now lies wounded on the stony ground.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Tārā’s discernment and responsible counsel—she represents foresight and truth-speaking even when it is unwelcome.