Shloka 14
सम्पातिवाक्यम्
Sampati’s Intelligence Report on Sita’s Abduction
तत्र कश्चिन्मया दृष्ट स्सूर्योदयसमप्रभाम्।स्त्रियमादाय गच्छन्वै भिन्नाञ्जनचयप्रभः।।।।
tatra kaścin mayā dṛṣṭaḥ sūryodayasamaprabhām | striyam ādāya gacchan vai bhinnāñjanacayaprabhaḥ || 4.59.14 ||
அங்கே நான் ஒருவனை கண்டேன்—உடைந்த அஞ்சனக் குவியல்போல் கருமையும் பெருமையும் உடையவன்—சூரியோதயத்தினைப் போன்ற ஒளியுடைய ஒரு பெண்ணைத் தூக்கிக்கொண்டு சென்றான்।
'I saw a person who was dark and huge like a mass of collyrium carrying a lady whose radiance was like the rising Sun.
FAQs
Witnessing and truthful description: accurate observation becomes a dharmic tool when it helps oppose adharma (the carrying-off of a woman).
The son reports a crucial sighting: a dark, formidable being transporting a radiant woman—imagery consistent with the abduction of Sītā by Rāvaṇa.
Attentiveness and reliability as a witness: he notes distinctive features that can guide later action.