Shloka 14

सम्पातिवाक्यम्

Sampati’s Intelligence Report on Sita’s Abduction

Devanagari script

तत्र कश्चिन्मया दृष्ट स्सूर्योदयसमप्रभाम्।स्त्रियमादाय गच्छन्वै भिन्नाञ्जनचयप्रभः।।।।

Transliteration

tatra kaścin mayā dṛṣṭaḥ sūryodayasamaprabhām | striyam ādāya gacchan vai bhinnāñjanacayaprabhaḥ || 4.59.14 ||

Translation

Tại đó, ta đã thấy một kẻ—đen sẫm, đồ sộ như đống thuốc kohl bị vỡ—đang đi, bồng theo một người nữ có hào quang rực như mặt trời mới mọc.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• कश्चित्: someone
• कश्चित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कश्चित् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक सर्वनाम (indefinite pronoun)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• दृष्टः: was seen
• दृष्टः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘was seen’ (finite sense with implied ‘अस्ति’)

• सूर्योदय-सम-प्रभाम्: having radiance like sunrise
• सूर्योदय-सम-प्रभाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूर्योदय (प्रातिपदिक) + सम (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

• स्त्रियम्: a woman
• स्त्रियम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आदाय: having taken (carrying)
• आदाय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), ‘having taken/carrying’

• गच्छन्: going
• गच्छन्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधान/निश्चयार्थक (emphatic)

• भिन्न-अञ्जन-चय-प्रभः: dark like a mass of collyrium
• भिन्न-अञ्जन-चय-प्रभः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भिन्न (प्रातिपदिक) + अञ्जन (प्रातिपदिक) + चय (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

Context

'I saw a person who was dark and huge like a mass of collyrium carrying a lady whose radiance was like the rising Sun.

Characters & Entities

• Sampāti’s son

FAQs

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

Witnessing and truthful description: accurate observation becomes a dharmic tool when it helps oppose adharma (the carrying-off of a woman).

What is the narrative situation?

The son reports a crucial sighting: a dark, formidable being transporting a radiant woman—imagery consistent with the abduction of Sītā by Rāvaṇa.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Attentiveness and reliability as a witness: he notes distinctive features that can guide later action.