Shloka 4

संपाति

उपदेशः / Sampati Instructed and the Search Mission Foretold

Devanagari script

राजा दशरथो नाम कश्चिदिक्ष्वाकुनन्दनः।तस्य पुत्रो महातेजा रमोनाम भविष्यति।।4.62.4।।

Transliteration

rājā daśaratho nāma kaścid ikṣvāku-nandanaḥ | tasya putro mahā-tejā rāmo nāma bhaviṣyati ||

Translation

في سلالة إكشڤاكو سيكون ملكٌ يُدعى داشاراثا؛ وسيولد له ابنٌ عظيمُ البهاء يُدعى راما.

Word by Word

• राजा: a king
• राजा: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दशरथः: Daśaratha
• दशरथः: कर्ता (apposition to 'rājā')
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नाम: by name
• नाम: सम्बन्ध (naming particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नाम-शब्दः (indeclinable used to indicate name)

• कश्चित्: a certain
• कश्चित्: कर्ता-विशेषण
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक (indefinite pronoun)

• इक्ष्वाकुनन्दनः: scion/delight of Ikṣvāku line
• इक्ष्वाकुनन्दनः: कर्ता (appositional epithet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इक्ष्वाकु + नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive tatpuruṣa: 'delight/descendant of Ikṣvāku'), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महातेजाः: mighty in splendor
• महातेजाः: कर्ता-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास ('greatly radiant'), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying 'putraḥ')

• रामः: Rāma
• रामः: कर्ता (apposition to 'putraḥ')
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नाम: by name
• नाम: सम्बन्ध (naming particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नाम-शब्दः (naming indeclinable)

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Context

'I also want to see Rama and Lakshmana. But I do not like to hold on to my life for long. Hence I will give up my body'. The knower of self, the sage (Nishakara) said this to Sampati.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē kiṣkindhākāṇḍē dviṣaṣṭitama ssargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the sixtysecond sarga in Kishkindakanda of the first epic, the Holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Ikṣvāku dynasty
• Rāma

FAQs

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

Dharma is presented as continuity of righteous lineage and responsibility: the coming of Rāma is framed within a royal line tasked with upholding order and truth.

What is the narrative situation?

The sage begins specifying the prophecy by naming Daśaratha and the birth of Rāma, anchoring the “great task” in identifiable persons.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Tejas (moral-spiritual brilliance) as a sign of fitness for dhārmic leadership.