Shloka 13

सम्पातिवृत्तान्तः

Sampāti’s Account and the Sage Niśākara

Devanagari script

उपेत्य चाश्रमं पुण्यं वृक्षमूलमुपाश्रितः।द्रष्टुकामः प्रतीक्षेऽहं भगवन्तं निशाकरम्।।4.60.13।।

Transliteration

upetya cāśramaṃ puṇyaṃ vṛkṣa-mūlam upāśritaḥ | draṣṭu-kāmaḥ pratīkṣe 'haṃ bhagavantaṃ niśākaram || 4.60.13 ||

Translation

పుణ్యమైన ఆశ్రమానికి చేరి నేను చెట్టు వేరుల వద్ద ఆశ్రయం పొందాను; భగవంతుని సమానమైన ముని నిశాకరుని దర్శించాలనే ఆకాంక్షతో నేను ఎదురుచూశాను।

Word by Word

• upetya: having reached
• upetya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√i (इ धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), indeclinable; 'having approached/reached'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction

• āśramam: hermitage
• āśramam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• puṇyam: sacred
• puṇyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies āśramam

• vṛkṣa-mūlam: at the foot of a tree
• vṛkṣa-mūlam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛkṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + mūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); 'the root/base of a tree' (place)

• upāśritaḥ: having sat/taken shelter
• upāśritaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-ā-√śri (श्रि धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); 'having taken refuge/sat near'

• draṣṭu-kāmaḥ: desiring to see
• draṣṭu-kāmaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: draṣṭum (√dṛś धातु, तुमुन्) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies implied 'aham'

• pratīkṣe: I wait/await
• pratīkṣe: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-√īkṣ (ईक्ष् धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhagavantam: the venerable one
• bhagavantam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavant (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• niśākaram: Niśākara
• niśākaram: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niśākara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); in apposition to bhagavantam

Characters & Entities

• Niśākara
• Āśrama (hermitage)

FAQs

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

Proper approach to wisdom: one seeks the righteous teacher with humility and patience rather than entitlement.

What is the narrative situation?

Sampāti arrives at Niśākara’s hermitage and waits respectfully under a tree to receive an audience.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Humility and self-restraint—waiting quietly in a sacred place for the sage’s readiness.