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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.47.19

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 47: Sītā’s abduction. Rāvaṇa reveals his ten-faced form and lifts her into his flying chariot, she calls on the forest, river and Jaṭāyu to inform Rāma

In the sequence: threatening her, he lifts her into it → she cries for Rāma as he carries her unwilling and struggling into the air.

3.47.19

tatas tāṃ paruṣair vākyair abhitarjya mahāsvanaḥ
aṅkenādāya vaidehīṃ ratham āropayat tadā

Then, threatening her with harsh words, the loud-voiced Rāvaṇa took Vaidehī up in his arms and set her upon the chariot.

Words: tatas — then; tāṃ — her; paruṣair — with harsh; vākyair — words; abhitarjya — having threatened; mahāsvanaḥ — the loud-voiced one; aṅkenādāya — taking on (his) lap, in his arms; vaidehīṃ — Vaidehī; ratham — the chariot; āropayat — set (her) up on; tadā — then

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.