Shloka 2
सम्पातिवाक्यम्
Sampati’s Intelligence Report on Sita’s Abduction
Devanagari script
जाम्बवान् वानरश्रेष्ठस्सह सर्वैः प्लवङ्गमैः।भूतलात्सहसोत्थाय गृध्रराजानमब्रवीत्।।।।
Transliteration
jāmbavān vānara-śreṣṭhaḥ saha sarvaiḥ plavaṅgamaiḥ | bhūtalāt sahasotthāya gṛdhra-rājānam abravīt ||
Translation
তেতিয়া বানৰশ্ৰেষ্ঠ জাম্বৱান সকলো প্লৱংগমৰ সৈতে ভূতলৰ পৰা সহসা উঠি গৃধ্ৰৰাজক সম্বোধন কৰি ক’লে।
Word by Word
ततःthen
ततः:
Kala (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; क्रमवाचक
तत्that
तत्:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; वचः-विशेषणवत् (that speech)
अमृतास्वादम्nectar-sweet
अमृतास्वादम्:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअमृत + आस्वाद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (अमृतस्य आस्वादः = 'nectar-like taste')
गृध्रराजेनby the king of vultures
गृध्रराजेन:
Kartr (कर्ता/Agent in passive)
TypeNoun
Rootगृध्र + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (गृध्राणां राजा = 'king of vultures')
भाषितम्spoken
भाषितम्:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Root√भाष् (धातु)
Formक्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'spoken' (agreeing with तत्/वचः)
निशम्यhaving heard
निशम्य:
Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि + √शम्/√श्रु (धातु)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund): 'having heard/listened'
मुदिताःgladdened
मुदिताः:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Root√मुद् (धातु)
Formक्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (प्लवगर्षभाः)
हृष्टाःthrilled, delighted
हृष्टाः:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Root√हृष् (धातु)
Formक्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण
तेthey
ते:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
वचःspeech, words
वचः:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootवचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
प्लवगर्षभाःthe best of monkeys
प्लवगर्षभाः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootप्लवग + ऋषभ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (प्लवगानाम् ऋषभाः = 'bulls among monkeys' = best monkeys)
Context
Jambavan the king of bears got up at once from the ground along with the monkeys and spoke to the king of vultures:
Characters & Entities
J
JāmbavānV
VānarasS
Sampāti (as gṛdhra-rāja)FAQs
Dharma as responsible leadership: Jāmbavān takes initiative on behalf of the group to pursue a righteous mission.
The search party, led by Jāmbavān, begins a formal inquiry by addressing Sampāti, the vulture-king.
Leadership and readiness to act (utsāha) for a collective, dharmic goal.