Shloka 8

सम्पाति

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Devanagari script

शोकाद्भ्रष्टस्वरमपि श्रुत्वा ते हरियूथपाः।श्रद्दधुर्नैव तद्वाक्यं कर्मणा तस्य शङ्किताः।।।।

Transliteration

śokād bhraṣṭa-svaram api śrutvā te hari-yūthapāḥ | śraddadhur naiva tad-vākyaṃ karmaṇā tasya śaṅkitāḥ ||

Translation

ଶୋକରେ ସ୍ୱର ଭଙ୍ଗ ହୋଇଥିଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ ତାଙ୍କ କଥା ଶୁଣି ହରିୟୂଥପମାନେ ସେହି ବାକ୍ୟରେ ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧା କଲେ ନାହିଁ; ତାଙ୍କ କର୍ମ ଦେଖି ସନ୍ଦେହ କରି ଉଦ୍ଦେଶ୍ୟ ନେଇ ଶଙ୍କିତ ହେଲେ।

Word by Word

• शोकात्: from/owing to grief
• शोकात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी (Ablative/हेतु), एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• भ्रष्टस्वरम्: with (his) voice choked/altered
• भ्रष्टस्वरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भ्रष्ट + स्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास (descriptive: ‘choked/altered voice’); द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; विशेषण of (तं/वाक्यम् implied)

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: even/also)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (absolutive/ल्यप्), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having heard)

• ते: they/those
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• हरियूथपाः: leaders of monkey troops
• हरियूथपाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि + यूथप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (leaders of monkey-troops); प्रथमा, बहुवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• श्रद्दधुः: believed
• श्रद्दधुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रद्-√धा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• एव: at all/indeed
• एव: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; विशेषण of वाक्यम्

• वाक्यम्: statement/words
• वाक्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• कर्मणा: by (his) action/intent
• कर्मणा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; here ‘by (his) deed/intent’

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• शङ्किताः: suspicious/doubtful
• शङ्किताः: Karta-dharma (कर्तृधर्म/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √शङ्क् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), प्रथमा, बहुवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; predicate adjective of ते

Context

The leaders among monkeys did not trust his words even though his voice was choked with grief. They suspected his intentions.

Characters & Entities

• Sampāti (implied as 'his')
• Hariyūthapāḥ (vānara leaders)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes discernment: trust should be guided by careful judgment, especially in vulnerable situations.

What is the narrative situation?

The vānaras, already desperate, hear Sampāti but doubt him and suspect a harmful motive.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Prudence (viveka)—cautious evaluation rather than immediate credulity.