Shloka 3

सम्पातिवाक्यम्

Sampati’s Intelligence Report on Sita’s Abduction

Devanagari script

क्व सीता केन वा दृष्टा को वा हरति मैथिलीम्।तदाख्यातु भवात्सर्वं गतिर्भव वनौकसाम्।।।।

Transliteration

kva sītā kena vā dṛṣṭā ko vā harati maithilīm |

tad ākhyātu bhavāt sarvaṃ gatir bhava vanaukasām ||

Translation

Nasaan si Sītā? Sino ang nakakita sa kanya? At sino ang tumangay sa Maithilī? Isalaysay mo sa amin ang lahat—ikaw ang tanging kanlungan at landas namin, O mga nananahan sa gubat.

Word by Word

• जाम्बवान्: Jambavan
• जाम्बवान्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाम्बवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वानरश्रेष्ठः: best of monkeys
• वानरश्रेष्ठः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (वानराणां श्रेष्ठः = 'best among monkeys')

• सह: together with
• सह: Saha (सह/Association)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक उपसर्गवत् (preposition/adverb: 'together with')

• सर्वैः: all
• सर्वैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (प्लवङ्गमैः)

• प्लवङ्गमैः: with the monkeys
• प्लवङ्गमैः: Sahakari (सहकारी/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्लवङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• भूतलात्: from the ground
• भूतलात्: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूतल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• सहसा: suddenly
• सहसा: Kala (काल/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: 'suddenly/at once')

• उत्थाय: having risen
• उत्थाय: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उद् + √स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund): 'having risen'

• गृध्रराजानम्: the king of vultures
• गृध्रराजानम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृध्र + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Context

'Where is Sita now? By whom else was she seen while being carried? Pray, tell us everything. You are the ultimate saviour of monkeys.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Vānara (forest-dwellers)
• Sampāti (implied recipient)

FAQs

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

Dharma is truth-seeking in service of justice: the searchers ask precise questions to establish facts and restore what is rightfully protected (Sītā).

What is the narrative situation?

The vānara party implores Sampāti to reveal everything he knows about Sītā’s abduction and the abductor.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Satya-anveṣaṇa (commitment to truth) and śaraṇāgati (seeking rightful guidance from one who knows).