Shloka 2

सम्पाति

अङ्गदसंवादः / Sampati and Angada: Genealogy, Jatayu, and the Search Vow

Devanagari script

कोऽयं गिरा घोषयति प्राणैः प्रियतमस्य मे।जटायुषो वधं भ्रातुः कम्पयन्निव मे मनः।।।।

Transliteration

ko 'yaṃ girā ghoṣayati prāṇaiḥ priyatamasya me | jaṭāyuṣo vadhaṃ bhrātuḥ kampayann iva me manaḥ ||

Translation

是谁以这般呼声高声宣告我至爱的兄长阇陀由之死，使我的心仿佛战栗不已？

Word by Word

• katham: how
• katham: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/प्रश्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: katham (अव्यय)
• Form: Interrogative adverb (प्रश्नवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)

• āsīt: was/occurred
• āsīt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• janasthāne: at Janasthāna
• janasthāne: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janasthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• yuddham: battle
• yuddham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• rākṣasagṛdhrayoḥ: of the demon and the vulture
• rākṣasagṛdhrayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa + gṛdhra (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी), Dual (द्विवचन); Dvandva (द्वन्द्व) ‘rākṣasaś ca gṛdhraś ca’

• nāmadheyam: name
• nāmadheyam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāmadheya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• idam: this
• idam: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-सम्बन्धी विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhrātuḥ: of (my) brother
• bhrātuḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• cirasyā: after long
• cirasyā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cirasya (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय) meaning ‘after a long time’

• adya: today/now
• adya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: Temporal adverb (कालवाचक अव्यय)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karta (कर्ता; agent of passive ‘śrutam’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Instrumental (तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• śrutam: was heard
• śrutam: Kriyā (क्रिया; passive predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Past passive participle (कर्मणि भूतकृदन्त/क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Context

'Who is it that was Pronouncing loudly the death of my dearest brother Jatayu? This news has shaken my mind.

Characters & Entities

• Sampāti
• Jatāyu

FAQs

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

The verse reflects dharma as truthful speech confronting painful reality: hearing satya (truth) about a loved one’s death is grievous, yet it grounds the narrative in moral sincerity rather than denial.

What is the narrative situation?

Sampāti hears the vānaras speaking of Jatāyu’s death and reacts with shock and sorrow, recognizing the report concerns his own brother.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sampāti’s deep fraternal attachment and sensitivity—his immediate emotional response underscores the human cost of the struggle against adharma.