Shloka 4

सम्पातिवृत्तान्तः

Sampāti’s Account and the Sage Niśākara

Devanagari script

अस्य विन्ध्यस्य शिखरे पतितोऽस्मि पुरावने।सूर्यतपपरीताङ्गो निर्दग्धस्सूर्यरश्मिभिः।।4.60.4।।

Transliteration

asya vindhyasya śikhare patito 'smi purā vane | sūryatāpa-parītāṅgo nirdagdhaḥ sūryaraśmibhiḥ || 4.60.4 ||

Translation

はるか昔、私はこのヴィンディヤ山の峰に落ち、身は太陽の熱に包まれ、その光線に焼かれました。

Word by Word

• अस्य: of this
• अस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• विन्ध्यस्य: of Vindhya
• विन्ध्यस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विन्ध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• शिखरे: on the peak
• शिखरे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• पतितः: fallen
• पतितः: क्रिया (Kriyā; participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्यय (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘fallen’

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• पुरा: formerly/long ago
• पुरा: सम्बन्ध (Temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (formerly)

• वने: in the forest
• वने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• सूर्यतपपरीताङ्गः: with limbs scorched by sun-heat
• सूर्यतपपरीताङ्गः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूर्यतप + परीत + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सूर्यतपेन परीतानि अङ्गानि यस्य = whose limbs are enveloped by sun-heat); परीत = क्त-प्रत्यय

• निर्दग्धः: burnt/scorched
• निर्दग्धः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्दह् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्यय (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन

• सूर्यरश्मिभिः: by the sun’s rays
• सूर्यरश्मिभिः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य + रश्मि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सूर्यस्य रश्मयः)

Context

Scorched by the rays of the Sun, I was burnt totally and fell on the peak of this mount Vindhya years ago.

Characters & Entities

• Sampāti
• Vindhya
• Sun (Sūrya)

FAQs

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

Actions have consequences; endurance in suffering and honest acknowledgement of one’s condition align with dharma and prepare the ground for truthful self-reporting.

What is the narrative situation?

Sampāti begins describing the origin of his crippled state—his fall onto Vindhya after being scorched by the Sun.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Truthful self-disclosure and resilience in adversity.