Shloka 4

सम्पातेः पक्षलाभः

Sampāti Regains His Wings and Re-energizes the Search

Devanagari script

महाप्रस्थानमासाद्य स्वर्गते तु निशाकरे।मां निर्दहति सन्तापो वितर्कैर्बहुभिर्वृतम्।।।।

Transliteration

mahāprasthānam āsādya svargate tu niśākare |

māṃ nirdahati santāpo vitarkair bahubhir vṛtam ||

Translation

નિશાકર સ્વર્ગગામી અંતિમ પ્રસ્થાનને પામ્યા ત્યારથી, અનેક વિતર્કોથી ઘેરાયેલું મારું મન સંતાપથી સતત દહે છે.

Word by Word

• mahāprasthānam: the great departure (final journey)
• mahāprasthānam: Karma (कर्म) (object of āsādya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + prasthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) compound; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• āsādya: having reached/undertaken
• āsādya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√sad (सद्) (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यबन्त); "having reached/undertaken"

• svargate: when (he) had gone to heaven
• svargate: Saptamī-absolute (सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध/सप्तमी-absolute)
• Type: Verb
• Root: svarga + √gam (गम्) (धातु)
• Form: Kta-participle used as locative absolute; Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular, Masculine/Neuter; "when (he) had gone to heaven"

• tu: then/indeed
• tu: Sambandha-nipāta (सम्बन्ध-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (निपात), connective/adversative

• niśākare: in/when Niśākara (the sage)
• niśākare: Saptamī-absolute (सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niśākara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; proper name

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• nirdahati: burns/torments
• nirdahati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir-√dah (दह्) (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्, present), Parasmaipada, Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Singular

• santāpaḥ: grief/anguish
• santāpaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: santāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• vitarkaiḥ: by doubts/alternatives
• vitarkaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vitarka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• bahubhiḥ: many
• bahubhiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; agrees with vitarkaiḥ

• vṛtam: filled/covered
• vṛtam: Karma (कर्म) (predicate participle qualifying mām)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vṛ (वृ) (धातु)
• Form: Kta-participle (क्त); Neuter, Accusative Singular agreeing with mām; "covered/filled"

Context

'Nishakara went on his last journey and attained heaven. Since then many sad thoughts have criss-crossed my mind and I am consumed with those thoughts.

Characters & Entities

• Sampāti
• Niśākara

FAQs

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

The verse highlights truthful acknowledgement of grief and inner turmoil; Dharma begins with honest self-awareness rather than denial, so that one may later act rightly.

What is the narrative situation?

Sampāti, speaking to the vānaras during the search for Sītā, recalls Niśākara’s death and confesses how persistent sorrow and doubt have consumed him.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Candour (satya in speech) and reflective introspection—Sampāti openly admits his suffering and mental conflict.