Shloka 3

सम्पातेः पक्षलाभः

Sampāti Regains His Wings and Re-energizes the Search

Devanagari script

अद्य त्वेतस्य कालस्य साग्रं वर्षशतं गतम्।देशकालप्रतीक्षोऽस्मि हृदि कृत्वा मुनेर्वचः।।।।

Transliteration

adya tv etasya kālasya sāgraṃ varṣaśataṃ gatam | deśa-kāla-pratīkṣo 'smi hṛdi kṛtvā muner vacaḥ ||

Translation

Ныне прошло уже более ста лет этого времени. Храня в сердце слова мудреца, я ожидал надлежащего места и надлежащего часа.

Word by Word

• adya: today/now
• adya: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: Kālavyaya (काल-अव्यय), adverb = "today/now"

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha/Prayojaka-nipāta (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (निपात), adversative/emphatic particle

• etasya: of this
• etasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• kālasya: of time/period
• kālasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• sāgram: more than (by an excess)
• sāgram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) / Māna (मान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sāgra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; used adverbially = "with an excess, more than"

• varṣaśatam: a hundred years
• varṣaśatam: Karma (कर्म) (object of implied measure with gatam)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṣa + śata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; "śata of years"

• gatam: has passed
• gatam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण) / Bhāva (भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम्) (धातु)
• Form: Kta-participle (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); Neuter, Nominative/Accusative Singular agreeing with varṣaśatam; sense: "has gone/passed"

• deśakālapratīkṣaḥ: waiting for the right place and time
• deśakālapratīkṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (predicate nominative with asmi)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: deśa + kāla + pratīkṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; "waiting for place and time"

• asmi: I am
• asmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (अस्) (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्, present), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), Uttama-puruṣa (1st person), Singular (एकवचन)

• hṛdi: in (my) heart
• hṛdi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛd (हृद्) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• kṛtvā: having placed/keeping
• kṛtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ) (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय, ल्यबन्त); "having done/placing"

• muneḥ: of the sage
• muneḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• vacaḥ: word(s)/speech
• vacaḥ: Karma (कर्म) (object of kṛtvā: placing in heart)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (वचस्) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

Context

'The valour, strength and even courage that I had in my youth,I am experiencing now.

Characters & Entities

• Sampāti
• Sage (muni)

FAQs

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

Dharma is fidelity to truthful counsel: Sampāti preserves the sage’s instruction and aligns action with appropriate time and place (deśa-kāla).

What is the narrative situation?

Sampāti describes the long passage of time and his deliberate waiting until the foretold moment arrived.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Trust in wise speech and self-restraint—acting only when conditions are right.