Shloka 34

सम्पातिवाक्यम्

Sampāti’s Counsel and the Revelation of Laṅkā

Devanagari script

उपायो दृश्यतां कश्चिल्लङ्घने लवणाम्भसः।अभिगम्य तु वैदेहीं समृद्धार्था गमिष्यथ।।4.58.34।।

Transliteration

upāyo dṛśyatāṁ kaścil laṅghane lavaṇāmbhasaḥ |

abhigamya tu vaidehīṁ samṛddhārthā gamiṣyatha ||

Translation

Carilah suatu ikhtiar untuk menyeberangi lautan masin; setelah mencapai Vaidehī, kamu akan kembali dengan tujuan yang tercapai sempurna.

Word by Word

• उपायः: a means, a plan
• उपायः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• दृश्यताम्: let (a means) be found
• दृश्यताम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense: 'let it be seen/found')

• कश्चित्: some (one/any)
• कश्चित्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + चित् (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अनिश्चित-सर्वनाम (indefinite pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'some'

• लङ्घने: in crossing
• लङ्घने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लङ्घन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विषय/अधिकरणे ('in the matter of crossing')

• लवणाम्भसः: of the salt water (ocean)
• लवणाम्भसः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लवण + अम्भस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (लवणम् अम्भः = 'salt water')

• अभिगम्य: having approached
• अभिगम्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/Absolutive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि + √गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund): 'having approached'

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• वैदेहीम्: Vaidehi (Sita)
• वैदेहीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैदेही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• समृद्धार्थाः: with the goal accomplished
• समृद्धार्थाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समृद्ध + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (समृद्धः अर्थः येषाम्/समृद्धार्थः = 'having accomplished purpose')

• गमिष्यथ: you will go/return
• गमिष्यथ: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Context

'Look out for some means to cross the salty ocean. You will see Vaidehi, and return, your mission accomplished.

Characters & Entities

• Sampāti
• Vaidehī (Sītā)
• Lavaṇāmbhas (salt ocean)

FAQs

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

Dharma as steadfast duty: obstacles must be met with right means (upāya) so the righteous mission—recovering Sītā—can be completed.

What is the narrative situation?

Sampāti urges the vānaras to devise a method to cross the ocean to reach Sītā in Laṅkā and succeed in their search.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Purposefulness and resolve—focus on practical steps to complete a dharmic task.