Shloka 4.63.11

सम्पातेः पक्षलाभः — Sampāti Regains His Wings and Re-energizes the Search

Devanagari script

यौवने वर्तमानस्य ममासीद्यः पराक्रमः।।।।तमेवाद्यावगच्छामि बलं पौरुषमेव च।

Transliteration

adya tv etasya kālasya sāgraṃ varṣaśataṃ gatam | deśa-kāla-pratīkṣo 'smi hṛdi kṛtvā muner vacaḥ ||

Translation

Now, more than a hundred years of this time have passed. Keeping the sage’s words within my heart, I have waited for the proper place and the proper time.

Context

'The valour, strength and even courage that I had in my youth,I am experiencing now.

Characters & Entities

• Sampāti
• Sage (muni)

FAQs

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

Dharma is fidelity to truthful counsel: Sampāti preserves the sage’s instruction and aligns action with appropriate time and place (deśa-kāla).

What is the narrative situation?

Sampāti describes the long passage of time and his deliberate waiting until the foretold moment arrived.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Trust in wise speech and self-restraint—acting only when conditions are right.