Shloka 2

संपाति

उपदेशः / Sampati Instructed and the Search Mission Foretold

Devanagari script

पक्षौ तु ते प्रपक्षौ च पुनरन्यौभविष्यतः।प्राणाश्च चक्षुषी चैव विक्रमश्च बलं च ते।।4.62.2।।

Transliteration

pakṣau tu te prapakṣau ca punar anyau bhaviṣyataḥ | prāṇāś ca cakṣuṣī caiva vikramaś ca balaṃ ca te ||

Translation

నీ రెక్కలు, ఉపరెక్కలు మళ్లీ కొత్తవిగా అవుతాయి; నీ ప్రాణము, దృష్టి, పరాక్రమము, బలము కూడా తిరిగి పొందుతావు.

Word by Word

• पक्षौ: (two) wings
• पक्षौ: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject; items to be regained)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), द्विवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विशेषण-अव्यय (particle)

• ते: your
• ते: सम्बन्ध (possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम (2nd person pronoun), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• प्रपक्षौ: (two) pinions/feathered wings
• प्रपक्षौ: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject; coordinated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रपक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्ति-अव्यय (adverb: 'again')

• अन्यौ: new/other (two)
• अन्यौ: कर्ता-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; विशेषण (qualifying 'pakṣau/prapakṣau')

• भविष्यतः: will become
• भविष्यतः: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), द्विवचन

• प्राणाः: life-breaths
• प्राणाः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject; coordinated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• चक्षुषी: (two) eyes
• चक्षुषी: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject; coordinated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• एव: also/indeed
• एव: अवधारण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)

• विक्रमः: prowess
• विक्रमः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject; coordinated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• बलम्: strength
• बलम्: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject; coordinated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• ते: your/to you
• ते: सम्बन्ध (possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

Context

'I am not enthusiastic about giving you the wings now. Remain here and carry on the work for the welfare of the world.

Characters & Entities

• Sampāti

FAQs

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

Dharma here is expressed as restorative grace: capability and strength are returned so the recipient can fulfill a righteous purpose rather than remain incapacitated.

What is the narrative situation?

A seer assures Sampāti that his lost powers—wings, eyesight, vitality, and strength—will be restored, preparing him for a larger role in the unfolding mission connected to Rāma.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hope joined to responsibility: renewed power is not for pride, but for service to a dhārmic cause.