Shloka 31

सम्पातिवाक्यम्

Sampāti’s Counsel and the Revelation of Laṅkā

Devanagari script

तस्मादाहारवीर्येण निसर्गेण च वानराः।आयोजनशतात्साग्राद्वयं पश्याम नित्यशः।।4.58.31।।

Transliteration

tasmād āhāra-vīryeṇa nisargeṇa ca vānarāḥ |

āyojana-śatāt sāgrād vayaṁ paśyāma nityaśaḥ ||

Translation

Deshalb, o Affen, durch die Kraft unserer Nahrung und durch unsere Natur sehen wir immer bis zu hundert Yojanas weit.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः; हेत्वर्थे अव्यय (ablatival adverb: 'therefore/from that')

• आहारवीर्येण: by (our) food-derived strength
• आहारवीर्येण: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आहार + वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (आहारस्य वीर्येण = 'by the strength from food')

• निसर्गेण: by nature
• निसर्गेण: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निसर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (अव्यय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• वानराः: monkeys
• वानराः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; संबोधनार्थे अपि (addressing)

• आयोजनशतात्: from (a distance of) a hundred yojanas
• आयोजनशतात्: Apadana (अपादान/Ablative-source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयोजन + शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (आयोजनानां शतात् = 'from a hundred yojanas')

• साग्रात्: from the shore/edge
• साग्रात्: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; पञ्चम्यर्थे (ablatival adverb: 'from the shore/edge')

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• पश्याम: we see
• पश्याम: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद (वैदिक/आर्ष-रूप: पश्याम = पश्यामः)

• नित्यशः: always
• नित्यशः: Avyaya (अव्यय/Modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्यशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: 'always/constantly')

Context

'O monkeys! therefore, by the strength of food and by nature we can always see beyond a hundred yojanas from this edge.

Characters & Entities

• Sampāti
• Vānarāḥ (monkeys)
• Samudra (ocean)

FAQs

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

Dharma is competent service: natural gifts and earned strength should be applied to support a righteous cause (the search for Sītā).

What is the narrative situation?

Sampāti explains the basis of vultures’ long-distance sight, establishing why his information about Sītā can be trusted.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Reliability and responsibility—Sampāti grounds his claim in nature and capacity, not in empty assurance.