Shloka 4

सम्पाति

अङ्गदसंवादः / Sampati and Angada: Genealogy, Jatayu, and the Search Vow

Devanagari script

इच्छेयं गिरिदुर्गाच्च भवद्भिरवतारितुम्।यवीयसो गुणज्ञस्य श्लाघनीयस्य विक्रमैः।।।।अतिदीर्घस्य कालस्य परितुष्टोऽस्मि परिकीर्तनात्।

Transliteration

iccheyaṃ giridurgāc ca bhavadbhir avatāritum | yavīyaso guṇajñasya ślāghanīyasya vikramaiḥ || atidīrghasya kālasya parituṣṭo 'smi parikīrtanāt |

Translation

Aku ingin kalian menolong menurunkanku dari gunung yang sukar dijangkau ini. Dan setelah masa yang amat panjang, hatiku sangat bersukacita mendengar nama adikku—yang mengenal dharma dan kebajikan, termasyhur karena keberaniannya—dipuji dan disebutkan.

Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• iccheyam: I would like
• iccheyam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: iṣ (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• śrotum: to hear
• śrotum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन; complement of ‘iccheyam’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्), indeclinable (अव्ययभाव)

• vināśam: destruction/death
• vināśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vināśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• vānararṣabhāḥ: O bulls among monkeys
• vānararṣabhāḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara + ṛṣabha (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन), Plural (बहुवचन); Karmadhāraya/Tatpuruṣa in sense ‘vānarāṇāṃ ṛṣabhāḥ’

• bhrātuḥ: of (my) brother
• bhrātuḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• jaṭāyuṣaḥ: of Jatāyu
• jaṭāyuṣaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaṭāyus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• tasya: of that (one)/his
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• janasthānanivāsinaḥ: of the resident of Janasthāna
• janasthānanivāsinaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: janasthāna + nivāsin (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: Adjective (विशेषण), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘janasthāne nivāsī’

Context

'I wish to be brought down from this inaccessible mountain peak by all of you. I am glad to have heard from you the name of my younger brother after a long time. He is virtuous, valiant and praiseworthy.

Characters & Entities

• Sampāti
• Jaṭāyu
• Mountain peak (giridurgā)

FAQs

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

Honoring virtue and righteous reputation is itself dharmic—Sampāti values the truthful remembrance of a virtuous person’s name and deeds.

What is the narrative situation?

Sampāti asks the vānaras to help him descend and expresses joy at hearing of Jaṭāyu after a long separation.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Jaṭāyu’s guṇa (virtue) and vikrama (courage), acknowledged as worthy of praise.