Shloka 9

सम्पातिवाक्यम्

Sampāti’s Counsel and the Revelation of Laṅkā

Devanagari script

जटायुषो यदि भ्राता श्रुतं ते गदितं मया।आख्या हि यदि जानासि निलयं तस्य रक्षसः।।4.58.9।।

Transliteration

jaṭāyuṣo yadi bhrātā śrutaṃ te gaditaṃ mayā | ākhyāhi yadi jānāsi nilayaṃ tasya rakṣasaḥ || 4.58.9 ||

Translation

Wenn du wahrhaft Jatāyus Bruder bist, so hast du gehört, was ich sprach. Sage uns, wenn du es weißt, den Aufenthaltsort jenes Rākṣasa.

Word by Word

• jaṭāyuṣaḥ: of Jatayu
• jaṭāyuṣaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaṭāyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī (6th), Ekavacana, Puṃliṅga

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: Conditional conjunction (śarthe/शर्ते)

• bhrātā: (you are) brother
• bhrātā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana, Puṃliṅga

• śrutam: heard
• śrutam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śruta (कृदन्त/धातु √śru)
• Form: Prathamā (1st) or Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana, Napuṃsakaliṅga; past participle used predicatively: 'it has been heard'

• te: by you / to you
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī (6th) or Caturthī (4th), Ekavacana; enclitic; here 'by you/for you' with śrutam

• gaditam: what was said
• gaditam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gadita (कृदन्त/धातु √gad)
• Form: Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana, Napuṃsakaliṅga; past participle used substantively: 'what was said'

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tṛtīyā (3rd), Ekavacana; instrumental pronoun

• ākhyāhi: tell (me)
• ākhyāhi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√khyā (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (imperative/लोट्), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: Conditional conjunction

• jānāsi: you know
• jānāsi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jñā (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (present), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• nilayam: abode
• nilayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nilaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana, Puṃliṅga

• tasya: of that / his
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī (6th), Ekavacana, Puṃliṅga; demonstrative pronoun

• rakṣasaḥ: of the demon
• rakṣasaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rakṣas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī (6th), Ekavacana, Puṃliṅga; genitive dependent on nilayam

Context

'I have heard you. If you are the brother of Jatayu, tell us about the abode of that demon if you know.

Characters & Entities

• Jatāyu
• Sampāti
• Rākṣasa (Rāvaṇa implied)

FAQs

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

Dharma as purposeful truth-seeking: Aṅgada’s question channels emotion into a righteous goal—finding the wrongdoer’s location to restore justice.

What is the narrative situation?

Aṅgada asks Sampāti for concrete intelligence—where the rākṣasa (Rāvaṇa) lives—so the search for Sītā can proceed.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Discernment and mission-focus: Aṅgada prioritizes actionable truth over lamentation or speculation.