Shloka 20

सम्पातिवाक्यम्

Sampāti’s Counsel and the Revelation of Laṅkā

Devanagari script

इतो द्वीपस्समुद्रस्य सम्पूर्णे शतयोजने।तस्मिन्लङ्कापुरी रम्या निर्मिता विश्वकर्मणा।।4.58.20।।

Transliteration

ito dvīpaḥ samudrasya sampūrṇe śatayojane |

tasmin laṅkāpurī ramyā nirmitā viśvakarmaṇā || 4.58.20 ||

Translation

Desde aquí, al otro lado del mar, hay una isla a la distancia completa de cien yojanas; en ella se alza la hermosa ciudad de Laṅkā, edificada por Viśvakarman.

Word by Word

• itaḥ: from here
• itaḥ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: itaḥ (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), स्थानवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• dvīpaḥ: an island
• dvīpaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvīpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• samudrasya: of the ocean
• samudrasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• sampūrṇe: when completed / at the completion
• sampūrṇe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sampūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying) शतयोजने

• śatayojane: at a hundred yojanas (distance)
• śatayojane: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śatayojana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (śata + yojana)

• tasmin: in that (place)
• tasmin: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• laṅkāpurī: the city of Lanka
• laṅkāpurī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: laṅkā + purī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (laṅkāyāḥ purī)

• ramyā: beautiful
• ramyā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ramya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying) laṅkāpurī

• nirmitā: was built
• nirmitā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir-√mā (धाातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थ (built/constructed)

• viśvakarmaṇā: by Viśvakarman
• viśvakarmaṇā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśvakarman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

Context

'The beautiful city of Lanka is an island, a hundred yojanas away from here.It was built by Visvakarma.

Characters & Entities

• Samudra (sea)
• Laṅkā
• Viśvakarman

FAQs

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

Dharma in action requires accurate knowledge: truthful geographic and logistical details support righteous effort rather than impulsive action.

What is the narrative situation?

Sampāti gives the monkeys the distance and nature of Laṅkā’s location—an island across the sea—enabling the next step of the search.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Practical wisdom (nīti) in service of dharma: providing actionable, mission-critical information.