Shloka 8
सम्पातिदर्शनम् (Encounter with Sampāti)
Angada’s Lament and the Vulture-King’s Response
रामस्य न कृतं कार्यं राज्ञो न च वचः कृतम्।हरीणामियमज्ञाता विपत्तिस्सहसागता।।।।
rāmasya na kṛtaṃ kāryaṃ rājño na ca vacaḥ kṛtam |
harīṇām iyam ajñātā vipattis sahasāgatā ||
रामस्य कार्यं न कृतम्, राज्ञो वचोऽपि न कृतम्; हरीणाम् इयं अज्ञाता विपत्तिः सहसा आगता।
Looking at them, the vulture continued, 'I will eat these monkeys one after the other as and when they die'.
FAQs
Dharma is framed as fidelity to entrusted duty: Rāma’s mission and Sugrīva’s command must be honored. The verse emphasizes responsibility and the moral weight of failing one’s commitment.
Angada laments their failure to find Sītā in time and sees Sampāti’s arrival as a sudden added disaster.
Accountability to one’s word and mission—recognizing obligations to both Rāma (the cause) and Sugrīva (the commander).