Shloka 13

वालि–मायावी–बिलप्रवेशः

Vali’s Pursuit of Mayavi and the Cave Episode

Devanagari script

इह त्वं तिष्ठ सुग्रीव बिलद्वारि समाहितः।यावत्तत्र प्रविश्याहं निहन्मि सहसा रिपुम्4.9.13।।

Transliteration

iha tvaṃ tiṣṭha sugrīva biladvāri samāhitaḥ | yāvat tatra praviśyāhaṃ nihanmi sahasā ripum ||

Translation

“须利婆啊，你就守在洞口，摄心警觉；待我入内，迅疾诛灭那仇敌。”

Word by Word

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: Deictic adverb (देशवाचक अव्यय)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: 2nd person pronoun, Nominative, Singular

• tiṣṭha: stay/stand
• tiṣṭha: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular, Parasmaipada

• sugrīva: O Sugriva
• sugrīva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sugrīva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular

• biladvāri: at the cave-entrance
• biladvāri: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bila + dvāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Compound तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी): 'bilasya dvāram' (entrance of the cave); Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (biladvāre); form biladvāri is Vedic/epic locative in -i

• samāhitaḥ: attentive/collected
• samāhitaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samāhita (कृदन्त; √dhā (धातु) with sam-ā-)
• Form: Past participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; predicate/qualifier of tvam

• yāvat: until
• yāvat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय/सम्बन्ध)
• Form: Temporal conjunction 'until/as long as'

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Locative adverb

• praviśya: having entered
• praviśya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √viś (धातु) with pra-
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (ल्यप्), indeclinable

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Nominative, Singular

• nihanmi: will kill / kill
• nihanmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √han (धातु) with ni-
• Form: Present (लट्), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular, Parasmaipada

• sahasā: at once
• sahasā: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sahasā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) meaning 'suddenly/at once'

• ripum: the enemy
• ripum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ripu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Context

'O Sugriva! wait here at the entrance of the cave and be on your alert until I enter this hole and kill the enemy'.

Characters & Entities

• Vālī
• Sugrīva
• Rāma
• Cave entrance (biladvāra)
• Enemy (asura)

FAQs

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

Dharma appears as disciplined duty and role-clarity: one fights, another guards—each must do their assigned responsibility with alertness and truth to the task.

What is the narrative situation?

Vālī instructs Sugrīva to remain at the cave entrance while he himself enters to kill the enemy.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Samādhāna/samāhitatā (focused composure) and kartavya-niṣṭhā (steadfastness in duty).