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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.47.22

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.

3.47.22

tataḥ sā rākṣasendreṇa hriyamāṇā vihāyasā
bhṛśaṃ cukrośa matteva bhrāntacittā yathāturā

Then, borne off through the sky by the lord of the rākṣasas, she cried out loudly, like a woman frenzied, her mind distraught, as one in torment.

Words: tataḥ — then; sā — she; rākṣasendreṇa — by the lord of rākṣasas; hriyamāṇā — being carried off; vihāyasā — through the sky; bhṛśaṃ — greatly; cukrośa — cried out; matteva — like one frenzied; bhrāntacittā — of distracted mind; yathāturā — like one afflicted

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.