# सम्पाति (sampāti)

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सम्पाति (sampāti) is a Sanskrit word meaning belonging to a king, a son of Bahugava and father of Aham-yati, of a monkey, belonging to a Rakshasa, the son of Garuda, a mythical bird, the son of Garuda, a fabulous bird. Its 14 recorded definitions are grouped into 6 contexts, among them Mythological Bird (brother of Jaṭāyu), Figure in Genealogies, King or Warrior from Mahabharata.

- **Etymology:** E. सम्, पा intensitive, to cherish or drink, अति Uṇādi aff. Page903 — E. sam, pā intensitive, to cherish or drink, ati Uṇādi aff. Page903
- **SLP1:** `sampAti`  **IAST:** sampāti  **Devanagari:** सम्पाति
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampati
- **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/sampati/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** संपाति (saṃpāti), सहाम्पति (sahāmpati), सम्पति (sampati)

## Meanings by context

### Mythological Bird (brother of Jaṭāyu) (7 definitions)
- A fabulous bird, the eldest son of Aruna or Garuda and brother of Jatayu.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 1171,3] सम् - पाति (sam-pāti) m. N. of a fabulous bird (the eldest son of Aruṇa or Garuḍa and brother of Jaṭāyu), MBh.; R. &c. [ ID=235968 ]
- The son of Garuda, a mythical bird.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सम्पाति (sampāti) [Printed book page 902 ] सम्पाति (sampāti) m. ( - तिः (-tiḥ) ) The son of GARUḌA, a fabulous bird. E. सम्, पा (sam, pā) intensitive, to cherish or drink, अति (ati) Uṇādi aff. Page903 [ ID=40877 ]
- The son of Garuda, a fabulous bird  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सम्पाति (sampāti) [Printed book page 822-b ] स - म्पाति (sa-mpāti) ( तिः ) ((tiḥ)) 2. m. The son of Garuḍa; a fabulous bird. [ ID=40597 ]
- The son of Garuda, a mythical bird.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सम्पाति (sampāti) [Printed book page 768-b ] सम्पाति (sampāti) f. ( - तिः (-tiḥ) ) The son of GARUDA, a fabulous bird. E. सम्, पा (sam, pā) intensitive, to cherish or drink, अति (ati) Unādi aff.; or सम् + पत् - णिच् - इन् । (sam + pat-ṇic-in.) [ ID=42936 ]
- A fabulous bird, the eldest son of Garuda and older brother of Jatayu, or a proper name.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > सम्पाति (sampāti) [Printed book page 1083-c ] Sam-pāti, is, m., N. of a fabulous bird (the eldest son of Garuḍa and elder brother of Jaṭāyu); a proper N., (also written saṃ-yāti. ) [ ID=50703 ]
- a vulture, brother of Jatayus  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > सम्पाति (sampāti) [Printed book page 612-2 ] Sampāti 1, a vulture, brother of Jaṭāyus. § 128 (Aṃśāvat.): I, 66, 2634 (with Jaṭāyus son of Aruṇa and Śyenī).—§ 425 (Hanūmad-Bhīmasaṃv.): III, 148, 11205 (all. to § 534).— § 530 (Viśvāvasumokṣaṇa): III, 279, 16045 (brother of Jaṭāyus).—§ 534 (Hanūmatpratyāg.): III, 282, 16245, 16248 (directed Hanūmat, etc., to Lankā). [ ID=9380 ]
- 1. A son of Aruna and Shyeni and father of Babhru and Sighraga. 2. A fabulous bird and brother of Jatayu.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Sampāti (II) — a son of Aruṇa and Śyeni and father of Babhru and Sighraga; a fabulous bird and brother of Jaṭāyu. M. 6. 35: Vā. 69. 327. [ ID=15439 ]

### Figure in Genealogies (2 definitions)
- A son of Bahugava and father of Aham-yati.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a son of Bahugava and father of Ahaṃ-yāti ( cf. सं - याति (saṃ-yāti) ), Hariv. [ ID=235970 ]
- a son of Bahuvidha  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Sampāti (III) — a son of Bahuvidha. M. 49. 3. [ ID=15440 ]

### King or Warrior from Mahabharata (2 definitions)
- belonging to a king  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a king, MBh. [ ID=235969 ]
- a Kuru warrior  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > [Printed book page 613-1 ] Sampāti 2, a Kuru warrior. § 592 (Saṃśaptakavadhap.): —VII, 20 ε, 804 (in the bosom of Droṇa's gāruḍa vyūha). [ ID=9381 ]

### Monkey in Ramayana (1 definition)
- of a monkey  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a monkey, R. [ ID=235971 ]

### Rākṣasa (Demon/Giant) (1 definition)
- belonging to a Rakshasa  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a Rākṣasa, ib. [ ID=235972 ]

### Son of Supratīka (elephant) (1 definition)
- a son of Supratika elephant  
  *The Purana Index*
  > सम्पाति (sampāti) [Printed book page 3-543 ] Sampāti (I) — a son of Supratīka elephant. Br. III. 7. 341. [ ID=15438 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; The Purana Index; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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