Shloka 8

सम्पातिवाक्यम्

Sampati’s Intelligence Report on Sita’s Abduction

Devanagari script

तं मामेवं गतं पुत्रस्सुपार्श्वोनाम नामतः।आहारेण यथाकालं बिभर्ति पततां वरः।।।।

Transliteration

taṃ mām evaṃ gataṃ putraḥ supārśvo nāma nāmataḥ |

āhāreṇa yathākālaṃ bibharti patatāṃ varaḥ ||

Translation

एवं गतं मां सुपार्श्व इति नामतः पुत्रः—पततां वरः—यथाकालम् आहारेण बिभर्ति।

Word by Word

• tam: that (one)
• tam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• evam: thus; in this state
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (प्रकारवाचक)

• gatam: reduced; become (so)
• gatam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gata (कृदन्त; √gam गम्)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/PPP) of √gam (गम्) ‘to go, become’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); agreeing with mām

• putraḥ: son
• putraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• supārśvaḥ: Suparshva
• supārśvaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject, apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: supārśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Proper noun; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); in apposition to putraḥ

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Name-marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle indicating name (नाम-प्रयोग)

• nāmataḥ: by name
• nāmataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāmatas (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb ‘by name’ (नामवाचक)

• āhāreṇa: with food
• āhāreṇa: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)

• yathā-kālam: at the right time
• yathā-kālam: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva (अव्ययीभाव) adverb ‘at the proper time’; accusative-form kālam used in avyayībhāva

• bibharti: supports; maintains
• bibharti: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhṛ (भृ)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्/Present), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), Prathama-puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष/3rd), Singular (एकवचन)

• patatām: of birds
• patatām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: patat (कृदन्त; √pat पत्)
• Form: Present participle (शतृ/Śatṛ) used substantively ‘those that fly/birds’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Plural (बहुवचन)

• varaḥ: the best
• varaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject, apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); predicate/apposition to putraḥ/supārśvaḥ

Context

'Reduced to this state, I have been maintained by food given in time by my son named Suparshva, best among birds.

Characters & Entities

• Sampāti
• Supārśva
• Birds (pataga/patant)

FAQs

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

Dharma is expressed as filial responsibility: caring for an elder parent through timely support is a righteous duty grounded in compassion and gratitude.

What is the narrative situation?

Sampāti describes how he survives on the mountain—through the regular care provided by his son Supārśva.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sevā (service) and pitṛ-bhakti (devotion to a parent), shown through consistent caregiving.