Tárá

Tárá is the wife of Báli and a figure of grief in the account of his fall. Her significance in the supplied text lies in the attention given to her mourning: rather than passing over the personal cost of Báli’s death, the poem returns to Tárá in two consecutive cantos devoted to her grief and lament.

Identity and narrative placement

Tárá appears in the Kishkindhá sequence. The canto headings place her first in a canto of her own, then narrate Báli’s fall and his speech, followed by Ráma’s reply. Two further cantos turn explicitly to Tárá’s grief and lament, before the sequence moves to Hanumán’s speech. This arrangement gives her sorrow a distinct place within the aftermath of the conflict.

Grief after Báli’s fall

The narrative summary identifies Báli’s slaying and Sugríva’s accession as paired consequences of the struggle. In the same compressed account, it singles out “Tára's wild lament,” marking her mourning as a memorable part of the episode rather than incidental background. The canto titles reinforce that emphasis: Tárá’s grief is not confined to a single heading but develops into a separate lament after Báli’s speech and Ráma’s reply.

Narrative role

Tárá’s place in the sequence brings the consequences of political change into view through personal loss. The account moves from the transfer of rule to the bereavement it leaves behind, allowing the aftermath of Báli’s death to be registered not only through the actions of the surviving leaders but also through Tárá’s named lament. The text establishes that emotional weight and prominence, though the supplied evidence does not give the details of her words or actions.