Sampati
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Sampati is a character in the Indian epic Ramayana, a vulture-king known for being Jatayu’s elder brother who aids Rama’s allies by revealing Sita’s whereabouts.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| encounter with Sampati | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in the Ramayana
ⓘ
mythological character ⓘ vulture-king ⓘ |
| alignment | ally of Rama ⓘ |
| alliesOf | Rama’s allies ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Ramayana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRegion | ancient India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Rama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sita NERFINISHED ⓘ Vanara army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Surya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthOrder | elder brother of Jatayu ⓘ |
| causeOfInjury | flying too close to the sun ⓘ |
| culture | Hindu mythology ⓘ |
| episodeContext | search for Sita in the Ramayana ⓘ |
| genre | Itihasa ⓘ |
| grandparent |
Kashyapa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vinata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| helps |
Hanuman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sugriva’s search party ⓘ |
| injury | lost his wings in youth ⓘ |
| kingOf | vultures ⓘ |
| knownFor |
aiding Rama’s allies
ⓘ
being Jatayu’s elder brother ⓘ revealing Sita’s whereabouts ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterCondition |
unable to fly
ⓘ
wingless ⓘ |
| moralValence | virtuous ⓘ |
| mythologicalLineage |
descendant of Kashyapa
ⓘ
son of Aruna ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
helper of the protagonists
ⓘ
source of crucial information about Sita ⓘ |
| parent | Aruna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protects | Jatayu (in youth) ⓘ |
| relative | Jatayu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| roleInPlot | enables Hanuman’s leap to Lanka by confirming its location ⓘ |
| sibling | Jatayu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| species | vulture ⓘ |
| symbolism |
insight and far-sightedness
ⓘ
sacrifice and assistance ⓘ |
| tells |
location of Sita
ⓘ
that Sita is in Lanka ⓘ |
| textualTradition | Indian epic literature ⓘ |
| title | vulture-king NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
encounter with Sampati