Shloka 6

सम्पातिवृत्तान्तः

Sampāti’s Account and the Sage Niśākara

Devanagari script

ततस्तु सागरान् शैलान्नदीस्सर्वास्सरांसि च।वनानि च प्रदेशांश्च नीरीक्ष्य मतिरागता।।4.60.6।।

Transliteration

tatas tu sāgarān śailān nadīḥ sarvāḥ sarāṃsi ca | vanāni ca pradeśāṃś ca nīrīkṣya matir āgatā || 4.60.6 ||

Translation

Puis, après avoir observé les mers, les montagnes, toutes les rivières, les lacs, les forêts et les contrées alentour, la compréhension me revint.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) of time/sequence

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle/conjunction (निपात), contrast/emphasis

• sāgarān: seas
• sāgarān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• śailān: mountains
• śailān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• nadīḥ: rivers
• nadīḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nadī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• sarvāḥ: all
• sarvāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); adjective qualifying nadīḥ

• sarāṃsi: lakes
• sarāṃsi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चय)

• vanāni: forests
• vanāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चय)

• pradēśān: regions/places
• pradēśān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pradēśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चय)

• nīrīkṣya: having observed
• nīrīkṣya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir-īkṣ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), indeclinable verbal form; from √īkṣ with prefix nir-; sense: 'having observed'

• matiḥ: mind/understanding
• matiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• āgatā: arose/came (to be)
• āgatā: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-gam (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृदन्त), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with matiḥ; predicative: 'has come/has arisen'

Context

'Then I looked at the oceans, the mountains, rivers, lakes, forests and all locations and my memory returned gradually.

Characters & Entities

• Sampāti

FAQs

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

Clarity and right understanding support dharma; regaining ‘mati’ (discernment) enables truthful orientation and responsible action.

What is the narrative situation?

Sampāti explains how, by surveying the landscape, he gradually regained awareness and recognition of his location.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Mindfulness and discernment—recovering composure through careful observation.