Shloka 11
सम्पातिवाक्यम्
Sampati’s Intelligence Report on Sita’s Abduction
स मामाहारसंरोधात्पीडितं प्रीतिवर्धनः।अनुमान्य यथातत्त्वमिदं वचनमब्रवीत्।।।।
sa mām āhārasaṃrodhāt pīḍitaṃ prītivardhanaḥ | anumānya yathātattvam idaṃ vacanam abravīt || 4.59.11 ||
Thấy ta khổ sở vì bị ngăn nguồn thức ăn, con trai ta—đấng luôn làm tăng niềm vui của ta—đã suy xét đúng sự thật và nói ra lời này, chân thực như chính sự việc.
'I was thinking, tormented with hunger, my son who always keeps me happy told me exactly what had happened:
FAQs
Satya in reporting: the son speaks ‘yathātattvam’—as things truly are—showing that honest communication is dharmic care, especially in crisis.
Sampāti explains that his son, noticing his hunger, inferred the cause and began to narrate the incident accurately.
Empathy and truthfulness: he reads his father’s distress and responds with clear, factual speech rather than excuses.