Shloka 14

सम्पातिवाक्यम्

Sampati’s Intelligence Report on Sita’s Abduction

Devanagari script

तत्र कश्चिन्मया दृष्ट स्सूर्योदयसमप्रभाम्।स्त्रियमादाय गच्छन्वै भिन्नाञ्जनचयप्रभः।।।।

Transliteration

tatra kaścin mayā dṛṣṭaḥ sūryodayasamaprabhām | striyam ādāya gacchan vai bhinnāñjanacayaprabhaḥ || 4.59.14 ||

Translation

అక్కడ నేను ఒకడిని చూశాను—పగిలిన అంజనపు గుట్టలాగా ఘనశ్యాముడై, మహాకాయుడై—సూర్యోదయసమాన కాంతిగల ఒక స్త్రీని మోసుకొని వెళ్తున్నాడు।

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• कश्चित्: someone
• कश्चित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कश्चित् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक सर्वनाम (indefinite pronoun)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• दृष्टः: was seen
• दृष्टः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘was seen’ (finite sense with implied ‘अस्ति’)

• सूर्योदय-सम-प्रभाम्: having radiance like sunrise
• सूर्योदय-सम-प्रभाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूर्योदय (प्रातिपदिक) + सम (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

• स्त्रियम्: a woman
• स्त्रियम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आदाय: having taken (carrying)
• आदाय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), ‘having taken/carrying’

• गच्छन्: going
• गच्छन्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधान/निश्चयार्थक (emphatic)

• भिन्न-अञ्जन-चय-प्रभः: dark like a mass of collyrium
• भिन्न-अञ्जन-चय-प्रभः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भिन्न (प्रातिपदिक) + अञ्जन (प्रातिपदिक) + चय (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

Context

'I saw a person who was dark and huge like a mass of collyrium carrying a lady whose radiance was like the rising Sun.

Characters & Entities

• Sampāti’s son

FAQs

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

Witnessing and truthful description: accurate observation becomes a dharmic tool when it helps oppose adharma (the carrying-off of a woman).

What is the narrative situation?

The son reports a crucial sighting: a dark, formidable being transporting a radiant woman—imagery consistent with the abduction of Sītā by Rāvaṇa.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Attentiveness and reliability as a witness: he notes distinctive features that can guide later action.