Shloka 17
सम्पातिवाक्यम्
Sampati’s Intelligence Report on Sita’s Abduction
स यातस्तेजसा व्योम सङ्क्षिपन्निव वेगतः।अथाऽहं खेचरैर्भूतैरभिगम्य सभाजितः।।।।
sa yātas tejasā vyoma saṅkṣipann iva vegataḥ | athāhaṁ khecarair bhūtair abhigamya sabhājitaḥ ||
Siya’y lumipad sa kalangitan na may gayong ningning at bilis na wari’y umiikli ang himpapawid sa kanyang harap; saka ang mga nilalang na lumilipad sa himpapawid ay lumapit sa akin at bumati nang may paggalang.
'He flew hurriedly with splendour as though he was enveloping the sky (making it small). All the flying creatures in the sky came and greeted me with respect.
FAQs
Satya as testimony: Sampāti narrates what he witnessed, providing truthful evidence to aid a righteous mission.
Sampāti describes the swift aerial passage of the abductor and what happened immediately afterward when celestial/airborne beings addressed him.
Truthfulness and careful observation—Sampāti’s reliability as a witness.