Shloka 9

सम्पातेः पक्षलाभः

Sampāti Regains His Wings and Re-energizes the Search

Devanagari script

स दृष्ट्वा स्वां तनुं पक्षैरुद्गतैररुणच्छदैः।।।।प्रहर्षमतुलं लेभे वानरांश्चेदमब्रवीत्।

Transliteration

sa dṛṣṭvā svāṃ tanuṃ pakṣair udgataire aruṇacchadaiḥ |

praharṣam atulaṃ lebhe vānarāṃś cedaṃ abravīt ||

Translation

લાલછાંય પાંખોથી ફરી સજ્જ થયેલું પોતાનું શરીર જોઈને તેને અતુલ હર્ષ થયો; અને તેણે વાનરોને આ વચનો કહ્યાં.

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (दृश्) (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा)

• svām: his own
• svām: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (स्व) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular; agrees with tanuṃ

• tanum: body
• tanum: Karma (object of dṛṣṭvā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tanu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• pakṣaiḥ: with wings
• pakṣaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• udgataiḥ: grown/risen
• udgataiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: udgata (उद्गत) (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Kta-participle from ud-√gam; Masculine, Instrumental, Plural; agrees with pakṣaiḥ

• aruṇacchadaiḥ: with red feathers
• aruṇacchadaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aruṇa + chada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound; Masculine, Instrumental, Plural; qualifies pakṣaiḥ; "with red-feathered coverings"

• praharṣam: joy/delight
• praharṣam: Karma (object of lebhe)
• Type: Noun
• Root: praharṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• atulam: unmatched
• atulam: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: atula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; agrees with praharṣam

• lebhe: obtained/experienced
• lebhe: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh (लभ्) (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (लिट्, perfect), Ātmanepada, Prathama-puruṣa, Singular

• vānarān: monkeys
• vānarān: Karma (object of abravīt)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta

• idam: this
• idam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (इदम्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; object (speech-content)

• abravīt: said
• abravīt: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (ब्रू) (धातु)
• Form: Luṅ-lakāra (लुङ्, aorist), Parasmaipada, Prathama-puruṣa, Singular

Context

He experienced an unparalleled delight seeing wings with red feathers growing on his body, and said to the monkeys:

Characters & Entities

• Sampāti
• vānaras (monkeys/search-party)

FAQs

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

Dharma bears fruit as renewed capacity and joy: when one turns toward service of a righteous end, strength and clarity can return.

What is the narrative situation?

Sampāti witnesses his wings restored and, filled with joy, prepares to address the vānaras further.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Gratitude and readiness to serve—his joy transitions immediately into communication and guidance to aid the search.