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 ||
他见我因断绝食物而忧苦不堪——那常增我欢喜的儿子——便推知其故，如实说出了这番话。
'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.