Shloka 6

सम्पाति

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Devanagari script

तस्यैव च मम भ्रातुस्सखा दशरथः कथम्।।।।यस्य रामः प्रियः पुत्रो ज्येष्ठो गुरुजनप्रियः।

Transliteration

tasyaiva ca mama bhrātuḥ sakhā daśarathaḥ katham | yasya rāmaḥ priyaḥ putro jyeṣṭho gurujana-priyaḥ ||

Translation

达沙罗陀怎会成为我那位兄长的挚友——那位达沙罗陀，其长子罗摩为他所钟爱，也为诸长者所敬爱？

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (contextual)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• मम: of me/my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• सखा: friend
• सखा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• दशरथः: Daśaratha
• दशरथः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• कथम्: how?
• कथम्: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्न-अव्यय (interrogative adverb)

• यस्य: whose/of whom
• यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (contextual)

• रामः: Rāma
• रामः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• प्रियः: dear/beloved
• प्रियः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; विशेषण (adjective) of पुत्रः/रामः (contextual)

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• ज्येष्ठः: eldest
• ज्येष्ठः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; विशेषण (adjective) of पुत्रः

• गुरुजनप्रियः: dear to elders
• गुरुजनप्रियः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुरुजन + प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive tatpuruṣa: ‘dear to elders’); प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; विशेषण of रामः/पुत्रः

Context

'How did Dasaratha develop friendship with my brother? I hear that Rama who is the favourite first-born of Dasaratha has endeared himself to all elders.

Characters & Entities

• Sampāti
• Jaṭāyu
• Daśaratha
• Rāma

FAQs

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

Dharma is reflected in noble friendship and in being 'gurujana-priya'—earning the trust of elders through right conduct.

What is the narrative situation?

Sampāti, connecting identities, asks how Jaṭāyu was allied with King Daśaratha and notes Rāma’s esteemed status.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s quality of being beloved by elders (reverence, restraint, and propriety).