Shloka 4

सम्पातिवाक्यम्

Sampati’s Intelligence Report on Sita’s Abduction

Devanagari script

को दाशरथि बाणानां वज्रवेगनिपातिनाम्।स्वयं लक्ष्मणमुक्तानां न चिन्तयति विक्रमम्।।।।

Transliteration

ko dāśarathi-bāṇānāṃ vajravega-nipātinām |

svayaṃ lakṣmaṇa-muktānāṃ na cintayati vikramam ||

Translation

Ai lại không suy xét uy lực của những mũi tên của Đaśarathi Rāma, giáng xuống với tốc độ như sấm sét? Và ai dám xem nhẹ sức mạnh của những mũi tên do chính Lakṣmaṇa phóng ra?

Word by Word

• kaḥ: who
• kaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• dāśarathi-bāṇānām: of Rama’s arrows
• dāśarathi-bāṇānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāśarathi (प्रातिपदिक) + bāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) ‘of Daśaratha’s son (Rāma)’ + ‘arrows’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Plural (बहुवचन)

• vajra-vega-nipātinām: of those that strike with thunderbolt speed
• vajra-vega-nipātinām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vajra (प्रातिपदिक) + vega (प्रातिपदिक) + nipātin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) with internal determinatives: ‘vajra-vega’ (thunderbolt-speed) qualifying ‘nipātin’ (falling/striking); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with bāṇānām

• svayam: directly; oneself
• svayam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• lakṣmaṇa-muktānām: of those released by Lakshmana
• lakṣmaṇa-muktānām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + mukta (कृदन्त; √muc मुच्)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) ‘released by Lakṣmaṇa’; mukta = past passive participle (क्त/PPP) of √muc (मुच्) ‘to release’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with bāṇānām (understood)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), negation particle (निषेध)

• cintayati: considers; thinks about; takes seriously
• cintayati: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √cint (चिन्त्)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्/Present), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), Prathama-puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष/3rd), Singular (एकवचन)

• vikramam: prowess; power
• vikramam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vikrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

Context

'Who is not aware of Rama's swift arrows which are like thunderbolt? Who is not able to assess the speed and power of arrows of Lakshmana released directly?'

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Dāśarathi)
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Arrows (bāṇa)
• Thunderbolt (vajra)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes protecting the righteous through rightful strength; the verse invokes moral deterrence—evil is checked when justice has power behind it.

What is the narrative situation?

The vānara party stresses Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa’s formidable martial power while urging Sampāti to speak without hesitation.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Reliance on righteous guardianship: confidence grounded in the protectors’ commitment to justice.