Shloka 4

सम्पाति

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

Devanagari script

इच्छेयं गिरिदुर्गाच्च भवद्भिरवतारितुम्।यवीयसो गुणज्ञस्य श्लाघनीयस्य विक्रमैः।।।।अतिदीर्घस्य कालस्य परितुष्टोऽस्मि परिकीर्तनात्।

Transliteration

iccheyaṃ giridurgāc ca bhavadbhir avatāritum | yavīyaso guṇajñasya ślāghanīyasya vikramaiḥ || atidīrghasya kālasya parituṣṭo 'smi parikīrtanāt |

Translation

Desejo que me ajudeis a descer desta montanha inacessível. E sinto-me profundamente satisfeito—após um tempo longuíssimo—ao ouvir o nome de meu irmão mais novo, conhecedor das virtudes, louvável por seus feitos de valor.

Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• iccheyam: I would like
• iccheyam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: iṣ (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• śrotum: to hear
• śrotum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन; complement of ‘iccheyam’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्), indeclinable (अव्ययभाव)

• vināśam: destruction/death
• vināśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vināśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• vānararṣabhāḥ: O bulls among monkeys
• vānararṣabhāḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara + ṛṣabha (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन), Plural (बहुवचन); Karmadhāraya/Tatpuruṣa in sense ‘vānarāṇāṃ ṛṣabhāḥ’

• bhrātuḥ: of (my) brother
• bhrātuḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• jaṭāyuṣaḥ: of Jatāyu
• jaṭāyuṣaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaṭāyus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• tasya: of that (one)/his
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• janasthānanivāsinaḥ: of the resident of Janasthāna
• janasthānanivāsinaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: janasthāna + nivāsin (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: Adjective (विशेषण), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘janasthāne nivāsī’

Context

'I wish to be brought down from this inaccessible mountain peak by all of you. I am glad to have heard from you the name of my younger brother after a long time. He is virtuous, valiant and praiseworthy.

Characters & Entities

• Sampāti
• Jaṭāyu
• Mountain peak (giridurgā)

FAQs

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

Honoring virtue and righteous reputation is itself dharmic—Sampāti values the truthful remembrance of a virtuous person’s name and deeds.

What is the narrative situation?

Sampāti asks the vānaras to help him descend and expresses joy at hearing of Jaṭāyu after a long separation.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Jaṭāyu’s guṇa (virtue) and vikrama (courage), acknowledged as worthy of praise.