Shloka 26

सम्पातिवाक्यम्

Sampati’s Intelligence Report on Sita’s Abduction

Devanagari script

रामलक्ष्मणबाणाश्च निशिताः कङ्कपत्रिणः।।।।त्रयाणामपि लोकानां पर्याप्तास्त्राणनिग्रहे।

Transliteration

rāmalakṣmaṇabāṇāś ca niśitāḥ kaṅkapatriṇaḥ |

trayāṇām api lokānāṃ paryāptās trāṇanigrahe ||

Translation

罗摩与罗什曼那之箭——锋利无比，饰以鹭羽——足以护持，亦足以制伏，乃至三界。

Word by Word

• रामलक्ष्मणबाणाः: the arrows of Rama and Lakshmana
• रामलक्ष्मणबाणाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम + लक्ष्मण + बाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समाहार/सम्बन्धार्थक तत्पुरुषः (रामस्य लक्ष्मणस्य च बाणाः = arrows of Rama and Lakshmana)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• निशिताः: sharpened/keen
• निशिताः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निशित (प्रातिपदिक; from √निश्/निश्- ‘to sharpen’)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle used adjectivally), पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा बहुवचन

• कङ्कपत्रिणः: feathered with heron-feathers
• कङ्कपत्रिणः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कङ्क + पत्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कङ्कस्य पत्राणि यस्य/येषां = having heron-feathers)

• त्रयाणाम्: of the three
• त्रयाणाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन; ‘of three’

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (also/even)

• लोकानाम्: of the worlds
• लोकानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन

• पर्याप्ताः: sufficient
• पर्याप्ताः: विधेय-विशेषण (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर्याप्त (प्रातिपदिक; from √आप् with pari-)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्यय, पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा बहुवचन

• त्राणनिग्रहे: in protection and subduing
• त्राणनिग्रहे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्राण + निग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (त्राणं च निग्रहश्च)

Context

'The heron-feathered arrows of Rama and Lakshmana are sharp and strong enough to protect or subdue all the three worlds.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Bāṇa (arrows)
• Three worlds (trailokya)

FAQs

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

Dharma is the protection of the innocent and the restraint of wrongdoing: strength is praised when it serves guardianship and moral order.

What is the narrative situation?

Sampāti underscores the immense protective power aligned with Rāma’s cause, encouraging the searchers not to fear obstacles.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Śakti guided by dharma: righteous power that safeguards rather than merely dominates.