Shloka 8

संपाति

उपदेशः / Sampati Instructed and the Search Mission Foretold

Devanagari script

परमान्नंतु वैदेह्या ज्ञात्वा दास्यति वा सः।यदन्नममृतप्रख्यं सुराणामपिदुर्लभम्4.62.8।।

Transliteration

paramānnaṃ tu vaidehyā jñātvā dāsyati vā saḥ | yad annam amṛta-prakhyaṃ surāṇām api durlabham ||

Translation

వైదేహి భుజించుట లేదని తెలిసి, అతడు ఆమెకు పరమాన్నమును అందించును—అది అమృతసమానమైనది, దేవతలకైనా దుర్లభమైనది।

Word by Word

• परम-अन्नम्: supreme food
• परम-अन्नम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (विशेषण+विशेष्य)

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात/विरोधार्थक (particle: but/indeed)

• वैदेह्या: by Vaidehī (Sītā)
• वैदेह्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैदेही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having known’

• दास्यति: will give
• दास्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक (disjunctive particle: or)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• यत्: which
• यत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• अन्नम्: food
• अन्नम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• अमृत-प्रख्यम्: nectar-like
• अमृत-प्रख्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमृत (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (amṛtasya prakhyam = like nectar)

• सुराणाम्: of the gods
• सुराणाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), बहुवचन

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थक (particle: even/also)

• दुर्लभम्: hard to obtain
• दुर्लभम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

Context

'On account of the command of his father, Rama armed with the strength of truth will proceed to the forest with his brother Lakshmana.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā (Vaidehī)
• Indra (implied by traditional interpretation)
• Amṛta (nectar)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes compassionate support for the righteous in distress: divine assistance upholds satya by sustaining Sītā’s life and resolve without compromising her integrity.

What is the narrative situation?

The seer foretells that when Sītā refuses food, a higher power will ensure her sustenance with extraordinary, nectar-like nourishment.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s unwavering resolve is central; the assisting virtue is compassion (dayā) expressed through providential care.