Shloka 5

सम्पाति

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

Devanagari script

तदिच्छेयमहं श्रोतुं विनाशं वानरर्षभाः।।।।भ्रातुर्जटायुषस्तस्य जनस्थाननिवासिनः।

Transliteration

tad iccheyam ahaṃ śrotuṃ vināśaṃ vānararṣabhāḥ | bhrātur jaṭāyuṣas tasya janasthāna-nivāsinaḥ ||

Translation

ゆえに、ヴァーナラの中の雄たちよ、ジャナスターナに住まいし我が兄ジャターユの死の次第を、我は聞きたい。

Word by Word

• tat: that; therefore
• tat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Napumsaka, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; used adverbially = 'that/therefore'

• iccheyam: I would like/desire
• iccheyam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: iṣ (इष् धातु)
• Form: Liṅ (लिङ्, optative/vidhi), Uttama-puruṣa, Ekavacana, parasmaipada

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• śrotum: to hear
• śrotum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (श्रु धातु) + tumun (तुमुन्)
• Form: Tumunanta infinitive (तुमुन्), purpose/complement of iccheyam

• vināśam: destruction/death
• vināśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vināśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• vānararṣabhāḥ: O bulls among monkeys
• vānararṣabhāḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक) + ṛṣabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (vocative sense): vānareṣu ṛṣabhāḥ; Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन), Bahuvacana

• bhrātuḥ: of (his) brother
• bhrātuḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana

• jaṭāyuṣaḥ: of Jatayu
• jaṭāyuṣaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaṭāyus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana

• tasya: of him/his
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Puṃliṅga/Napumsaka, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana

• janasthānanivāsinaḥ: of the resident of Janasthana
• janasthānanivāsinaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: janasthāna (प्रातिपदिक) + nivāsin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: janasthāne nivāsin; Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana; agrees with jaṭāyuṣaḥ (genitive epithet)

Context

'O bulls among monkeys I desire to hear about the death of my brother Jatayu, who was dwelling at Janasthana.

Characters & Entities

• Sampāti
• Jaṭāyu
• Janasthāna
• Vānaras

FAQs

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

Dharma includes accountability to truth about loss—Sampāti seeks an honest narration of Jaṭāyu’s end, not rumor or assumption.

What is the narrative situation?

Sampāti directly asks the vānaras to recount how Jaṭāyu died at Jana­sthāna.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sampāti’s commitment to truthful hearing (śravaṇa) and familial responsibility.