Shloka 12

संपाति

उपदेशः / Sampati Instructed and the Search Mission Foretold

Devanagari script

सर्वथा हि नगन्तव्यमीदृशः क्व गमिष्यसि।देशकालौ प्रतीक्षस्व पक्षौ त्वं प्रतिपत्स्यसे4.62.12।।

Transliteration

sarvathā hi na gantavyam īdṛśaḥ kva gamiṣyasi |

deśakālau pratīkṣasva pakṣau tvaṃ pratipatsyase ||

Translation

ไม่ควรจากไปในสภาพเช่นนี้เป็นอันขาด—ท่านจะไปที่ใดได้เล่า? จงรอให้ถูกกาลถูกสถาน แล้วปีกของท่านจะกลับคืนมา

Word by Word

• सर्वथा: in every way
• सर्वथा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: in every way)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (indeed/for)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation)

• गन्तव्यम्: should be gone (should go)
• गन्तव्यम्: Karya (कार्य/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत् (gerundive of obligation), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘should be gone/should go’ (impersonal)

• ईदृशः: one like this (you)
• ईदृशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• क्व: where
• क्व: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्व (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रश्नार्थक (interrogative adverb: where)

• गमिष्यसि: will you go
• गमिष्यसि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• देश-कालौ: place and time
• देश-कालौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश (प्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (place and time)

• प्रतीक्षस्व: wait
• प्रतीक्षस्व: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), आत्मनेपद; मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• पक्षौ: wings
• पक्षौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), द्विवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रतिपत्स्यसे: will regain/attain again
• प्रतिपत्स्यसे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-√पद् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), आत्मनेपद; मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

Context

'It is good for you in all respects to remain here. Where can you go (without wings)? Wait for appropriate time and place. You will recover your wings'.

Characters & Entities

• Sampāti

FAQs

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

Dharma includes prudent restraint: acting according to deśa-kāla (place and time) rather than rash impulse, and cultivating patient endurance.

What is the narrative situation?

The sage advises the wingless Sampāti not to wander helplessly, but to wait until conditions change and his wings are restored.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Kṣamā and dhṛti—patience and fortitude—waiting for the right moment instead of forcing action when incapable.