sa   t|   smasaï   ¢vS¤¼st¯Ïv|   SaEkEn   s|B#aÓtSr£rBava   .
mn¢Þvn£   vaÀym¤vac   tara   ram|   rNaEÏkxINlÖDlßym¯   =31=

sa

that

t|

that

smasaï

approaching

¢vS¤¼st¯Ïv|

with a pure mind

SaEkEn

owing to grief

s|B#aÓtSr£rBava

lost consciousness of her body

mn¢Þvn£

very wise

vaÀy|

following words

uvac

spoke

tara

Tara

ram|

to Rama

rNaEÏkxINlÖDlßym¯

an expert in hitting targets in battle

31.The   very   wise   Tara   who   had   lost   consciousness   of   her   body   owing   to
grief,   approaching   that   Rama,   who   was   of   pure   mind   and   an   expert   in   hitting
targets   in   battle,   spoke   the   following   words.

Ïvmp#mEyà   Ѥrasdà   ¢jtE¢Ód#yàaEäOmDa¢mIkà   .
AXÙyk£¢tIà   ¢vcXNà   ¢X¢tXmavan¯   XtjaEpmaX:   =32=

Ïv|

you are

Ap#mEy:   c

immeasurable also

Ѥrasd:   c

difficult to approach also

¢jtE¢Ód#y:   c

conquered your senses also

uäOmDa¢mIk:   c

possessed of the highest virtue as well

AXÙyk£¢tI:   c

of inexhaustible fame also

¢vcXN:

all knowing

c

also

¢X¢tXmavan¯

as patient as the earth

XtjaEpmaX:

having eyes with reddish hue

32.Tara   told   Rama   that   he   was   immeasurable   difficult   to   approach,
had   conquered   his   senses,   possessed   of   highest   virtue,   of   inexhaustible   fame,
all   knowing,   tolerant   as   the   earth   and   having   eyes   with   reddish   hue.

ÏvmaäObaNasnbaNpa¢NmIhabl:   s|hnnaEpp°:   .
mn¤ÝydEha×y¤dy|   ¢vhay   ¢dÛyEn   dEha×y¤dyEn   y¤³:   =33=

Ïv|

you

AaäObaNasnbaNpa¢N:

are carrying a bow and arrow in hand always

mhabl:

with great might

s|hnnaEpp°:

with handsome features

mn¤ÝydEha×y¤dy|

characteristics true to the human body

¢vhay

abandoning

¢dÛyEn

celestial

dEha×y¤dyEn

physical characteristics

y¤³:	endowed with

33.Tara   told   Rama   that   he   was   always   having   a   bow   and   arrow   in   hand,
with   great   might,   handsome   features;   abandoning   the   true   characteristics   of
the   human   body   he   was   endowed   with   physical   characteristics   of   celestial
body.

yEnWv   baNEn   ht:   ¢p#yaE   mE   tEnWv   ma|   Ïv|   j¢h   saykEn   .
hta   g¢mÝya¢m   sm£pmÞy   n   mam¦tE   ram   rmEt   val£   =34=

yEn

by which

ev

only

baNEn

arrow

ht:	was killed

¢p#y:

husband

mE

my

tEn   ev

with that only

ma|

me

Ïv|

you

j¢h

kill

saykEn

with the arrow

hta	being killed

g¢mÝya¢m

I shall depart

sm£p|

presence

AÞy

his

n

not

ma|   §tE

without me

ram

Rama

rmEt	will be happy

val£

Vali

34.Tara   told   Rama   that   with   the   same   arrow   with   which   her   husband   was
killed   Rama   should   kill   her   too   so   that   she   may   go   near   Vali   since   he   will
not   be   happy   without   her.

Þvg©I{¢p   pîamlpæOnEæO:   smEÏy   s|p#Eßy   c   mampÜyn¯   .
n   /Ex   uÅcavctam#c¥fa   ¢v¢cæOvExaÔsrsaE{B¢jÝyt¯   =35=

Þvg©I

in the heaven

A¢p

as well

pîamlpæOnEæO:

eyes resembling clean petals of the red lotus

smEÏy

having come

s|p#Eßy

looking

c

also

ma|

me

ApÜyn¯

not seeing

n

not

¢h

indeed

ex:

he

uÅcavctam#c¥fa:

those with luxuriant and lack of tresses of red hue

¢v¢cæOvExaÔsrs:

the celestial nymphs decked in various costumes

AB¢jÝyt¯

will even look at them.

35.Tara   told   Rama   that   Vali,   with   eyes   like   clean   petals   of   red   lotuses
roaming   about   in   the   celestial   regions,   not   seeing   her   will   not   even   look   at
the   nymphs   even   when   decked   in   a   various   costumes   and   having   red
tresses,   some   thin   and   others   luxuriant.

Þvg©I{¢p   SaEk|   c   ¢vvNIta|   c   mya   ¢vna   p#ap¯Þy¢t   v£r   val£.
rØyE   ngEÓd#Þy   tzavkaSE   ¢vdEhkÓyar¢htaE   yTa   Ïvm¯   =36=

Þvg©I   A¢p

even in the heaven

SaEk|   c

grief also

¢vvNIta|   c

loss of colour also

mya   ¢vna

without me

p#ap¯Þy¢t

will experience

v£r	heroic prince

val£

Vali

rØyE	the beautiful

ngEÓd#Þy

of the king of mountains

tzavkaSE

on the slopes

¢vdEhkÓyar¢ht:

without Sita the princess of Videha

yTa

as

Ïvm¯

you

36.Tara   told   Rama   that   as   he   experienced   grief   and   loss   of   colour   without
Sita   on   the   beautiful   slopes   of   the   king   of   mountains,   so   also   Vali   will
experience   grief   and   loss   of   colour   in   heaven   without   her.

Ïv||   vEÏT   yav¹¢nta¢vh£n:   p#ap"aE¢t   Ѥ:K|   p¤ãx:   k[mar:   .
tt¯Ïv|   p#jan¸¢h   ma|   n   val£   Ѥ:K|   mmadSInj|   BjEt   =37=

Ïv|

you

vEÏT	know very well

yavt¯

how

v¢nta¢vh£n:

separated from one's wife

p#ap"aE¢t

esperiences

Ѥ:K|

suffering

p¤ãx:

a male

k[mar:

young

tt¯

that

Ïv|

you

p#jann¯

realising

j¢h

slay

ma|

me

n

not

val£

Vali

Ѥ:K|

agony

mm

my

AdSInj|

arising out of not seeing me

BjEt	may experience

37.Tara   told   Rama   that   he   knew   well   how   a   young   man   separated   from   his
wife   will   suffer   and   knowing   this,   he   should   kill   her   so   that   Vali   may   not
experience   the   same   suffering   because   of   his   not   seeing   her.

yÅc¢p   mÓyEt   BvaÓmhaÏma   ÞæO£GatdaExaE   n   BvEäO¤   m/m¯   .
AaÏmEymÞyE¢t   c   ma|   j¢h   Ïv|   n   ÞæO£vD:   ÞyaÓmn¤jEÓd#p¤æO   .
SaÞæOp#yaEga¢¹¢vDaÅc   vEdadaÏma   /nÓy:   p¤ãxÞy   dara:   =38=

yt¯	about which

c   A¢p

being so

mÓyEt

may consider

Bvan¯

you

mhaÏma

the highsouled

ÞæO£GatdaEx:

the sin of killing a woman

n   BvEt¯

will not befall

t¤

in this

m/m¯	in my case

AaÏma

the soul

iy|

she

AÞy

his

i¢t   c

therefore

ma|

me

j¢h

kill

Ïv|

you

n

not

ÞæO£vD:

killing a woman

Þyat¯

be there

mn¤jEÓdp¤æO

Son of a king

SaÞæOp#yaEgat¯

by injunctions laid down in the sastras

¢v¢vDat¯

various

c   vEdat¯

of the scriptures also

AaÏma

the soul

¢h	is well known

AnÓy:

are not different

p¤ãxÞy

of the man

dara:

wives

38.Tara   told   Rama   that   whatever   sin   arising   from   killing   a   woman,   which
he   may   apprehend   would   not   befall   him   by   killing   her   since   she   is   the   soul   of    Vali.   According   to   the   injunctions   laid   down   in   the   sastras   and   scriptures
also   a   wife   is   not   different   from   her   husband.

darp#dana¢ê   n   danmÓyt¯p#èÜytE   åOanvta|   ¢h   laEkE   =39=

darp#danat¯

other than uniting a wife with her husband

¢h

surely

n

no

dan|

gift

AÓyt¯

another

p#èÜytE

is regarded

åOanvta|

for men of wisdom

¢h

surely

laEkE

in this world

39.Tara   told   Rama   that   in   this   world   for   men   of   wisdom   there   is   no   greater
gift   other   than   uniting   a   wife   with   her   husband.

Ïv|   ca¢p   ma|   tÞy   mm   ¢p#yÞy   p#daÞysE   DmImvEßy   v£r   .
AnEn   danEn   n   lp¯ÞysE   ÏvmDmIyaEg|   mm   v£rGatat¯   =40=

Ïv|

you

c

also

A¢p

as well

ma|

me

tÞy

that

mm

my

¢p#yÞy

to beloved

p#daÞysE

will restore

DmI|

piety

AvEßy

considering

v£r	heroic prince

AnEn

by this

danEn

gift

n   lp¯ÞysE

will not get

Ïv|

you

ADmIyaEg|

tainted with unrighteousness

mm

my

v£rGatat¯

of the slaying of the courageous one

40.Tara   told   Rama   that   he   should   restore   her   to   her   beloved   having
regard   to   piety   and   by   this   one   gift   alone   he   too   will   not   get   tainted   with
the   unrighteousness   of   killing   of   the   courageous   one.