Shloka 7

सम्पातेः पक्षलाभः

Sampāti Regains His Wings and Re-energizes the Search

Devanagari script

तस्या विलपितं श्रुत्वा तौ च सीताविनाकृतौ।।।।न मे दशरथस्नेहात्पुत्रेणोत्पादितं प्रियम्।

Transliteration

tasyā vilapitaṃ śrutvā tau ca sītā-vinākṛtau |

na me daśaratha-snehāt putreṇotpāditaṃ priyam ||

Translation

Walau telah mendengar ratapannya dan mengetahui bahwa kedua (Rama dan Laksmana) telah terpisah dari Sita, tingkah laku putraku tidak berkenan di hatiku—terlebih karena kasih sayang dan persahabatanku kepada Dasaratha.

Word by Word

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• vilapitam: lamentation
• vilapitam: Karma (कर्म) (object of śrutvā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vi-√lap (लप्) (धातु)
• Form: Kta (क्त) used substantively; Neuter, Accusative, Singular; "lamentation"

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (श्रु) (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा); "having heard"

• tau: those two (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa)
• tau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual (द्विवचन)

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

• sītā-vinākṛtau: deprived of Sītā
• sītā-vinākṛtau: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sītā + vinā + √kṛ (कृ) (धातु)
• Form: Avyayībhāva-like formation with vinā; Kta-participle vinākṛta; Masculine, Nominative, Dual; qualifies tau; meaning "separated from Sītā"

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Pratiṣedha-nipāta

• me: for me/of me
• me: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive, Singular (enclitic)

• daśaratha-snehāt: from (my) affection for Daśaratha
• daśaratha-snehāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśaratha + sneha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound; Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; cause/source

• putreṇa: by (my) son
• putreṇa: Karta (कर्ता) (agent in passive: utpāditam)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• utpāditam: produced/created
• utpāditam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut-√pad (पद्/पद्) (धातु)
• Form: Kta-participle; Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; agrees with priyam; passive sense "produced"

• priyam: pleasure/what is dear
• priyam: Karta (कर्ता) (predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular; predicate: "(is) not dear/pleasing"

Context

'Even after hearing the wailing of Sita, knowing that both (Rama and Lakshmana) are separated from her and considering my friendship with Dasaratha, I felt displeased with my son (as he did not make an attempt to rescue her)'.

Characters & Entities

• Sampāti
• Sītā
• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Daśaratha
• Sampāti’s son (unnamed in this verse)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes fidelity to bonds of friendship and compassion toward suffering; ignoring another’s distress is ethically blameworthy.

What is the narrative situation?

Sampāti recalls hearing Sītā’s lament and recognizing Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa’s separation from her, yet feeling displeased with his son’s failure to respond fittingly.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Loyalty grounded in gratitude—honouring Daśaratha’s friendship by acting compassionately toward his son’s ordeal.