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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.47.20

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.

3.47.20

sā gṛhītāticukrośa rāvaṇena yaśasvinī
rāmeti sītā duḥkhārtā rāmaṃ dūragataṃ vane

Seized by Rāvaṇa, the illustrious Sītā, tormented with grief, cried out aloud, 'Rāma!' — to Rāma who had gone far off in the forest.

Words: sā — she; gṛhītāticukrośa — seized, she cried out loudly; rāvaṇena — by Rāvaṇa; yaśasvinī — the illustrious one; rāmeti — 'Rāma!' thus; sītā — Sītā; duḥkhārtā — stricken with grief; rāmaṃ — Rāma; dūragataṃ — gone far away; vane — in the forest

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.