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Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 50: Rāvaṇa seizes Sītā again
Summary. He tears her from the trees and resumes the flight, flowers and ornaments fall while the landscape shares her distress
Sequence
- With Jaṭāyu lying near death, Sītā cries for Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa and wonders whether the disturbed animals will alert them (3.50.1–5)
- Rāvaṇa advances as she clings to the trees, orders her to let go, and seizes her by the hair (3.50.6–8)
- darkness and disorder spread through the world → Brahmā, seeing the abduction with divine sight, declares the task accomplished, while the forest munis feel both satisfaction and distress (3.50.9–11)
- Rāvaṇa lifts Sītā and rises again as she calls the brothers' names (3.50.12)
- her yellow silk and ornaments shine against his dark body during the flight (3.50.13–23)
- flowers scatter from her hair; an anklet, other ornaments, and a necklace fall toward the ground (3.50.24–31)
- trees, ponds, mountains, and the dimmed sun are described as sharing her distress, while animals run after her shadow (3.50.32–39)
- still crying and looking downward, Sītā is carried farther away, unable to see either brother. (3.50.40–42)
Verses 3.50.1–42
3.50.1
tam alpajīvitaṃ bhūmau sphurantaṃ rākṣasādhipaḥ
dadarśa gṛdhraṃ patitaṃ samīpe rāghavāśramāt
The lord of the rākṣasas saw the vulture, its life nearly spent, quivering as it lay fallen on the ground near Rāghava's hermitage.
Words: tam — him; alpajīvitaṃ — with little life left; bhūmau — on the ground; sphurantaṃ — quivering, twitching; rākṣasādhipaḥ — the lord of the rākṣasas; dadarśa — saw; gṛdhraṃ — the vulture; patitaṃ — fallen; samīpe — near; rāghavāśramāt — from Rāghava's hermitage
3.50.2
sā tu tārādhipamukhī rāvaṇena samīkṣya tam
gṛdhrarājaṃ vinihataṃ vilalāpa suduḥkhitā
But she of the moon-like face, seeing the vulture-king struck down by Rāvaṇa, lamented in deep grief.
Words: sā — she; tu — but; tārādhipamukhī — moon-faced (face like the lord of stars); rāvaṇena — by Rāvaṇa; samīkṣya — having seen; tam — him; gṛdhrarājaṃ — the vulture-king; vinihataṃ — struck down, slain; vilalāpa — lamented, wailed; suduḥkhitā — deeply grieved
3.50.3
nimittaṃ lakṣaṇajñānaṃ śakunisvaradarśanam
avaśyaṃ sukhaduḥkheṣu narāṇāṃ pratidṛśyate
An omen — the reading of signs, the observing of birds' cries — is surely perceived by men in times of joy and sorrow.
Words: nimittaṃ — an omen, portent; lakṣaṇajñānaṃ — the knowledge of signs; śakunisvaradarśanam — the observing of birds' cries; avaśyaṃ — surely, inevitably; sukhaduḥkheṣu — in (times of) joys and sorrows; narāṇāṃ — of/for men; pratidṛśyate — is perceived, appears
3.50.4
na nūnaṃ rāma jānāsi mahad vyasanam ātmajaḥ
dhāvanti nūnaṃ kākutstha madarthaṃ mṛgapakṣiṇaḥ
'Surely, Rāma, you do not know the great calamity; surely, Kākutstha, the beasts and birds are running about for my sake.'
Words: na — not; nūnaṃ — surely; rāma — O Rāma; jānāsi — you know; mahad — great; vyasanam — calamity, misfortune; ātmajaḥ — (one's own; text ātmajaḥ, uncertain); dhāvanti — run, rush about; nūnaṃ — surely; kākutstha — O Kākutstha; madarthaṃ — for my sake; mṛgapakṣiṇaḥ — the beasts and birds
3.50.5
trāhi mām adya kākutstha lakṣmaṇeti varāṅganā
susaṃtrastā samākrandac chṛṇvatāṃ tu yathāntike
'Save me now, Kākutstha! Lakṣmaṇa!' — so the lovely woman, terrified, cried out, as if within earshot of those who could hear.
Words: trāhi — save, protect; mām — me; adya — now, today; kākutstha — O Kākutstha (Rāma); lakṣmaṇeti — 'Lakṣmaṇa!' thus; varāṅganā — the lovely woman; susaṃtrastā — greatly terrified; samākrandac — cried out, wailed; chṛṇvatāṃ — of those hearing; tu — indeed; yathāntike — as if nearby, within earshot
3.50.6
tāṃ kliṣṭamālyābharaṇāṃ vilapantīm anāthavat
abhyadhāvata vaidehīṃ rāvaṇo rākṣasādhipaḥ
Rāvaṇa, the lord of rākṣasas, rushed upon Vaidehī, her garlands and ornaments disordered, wailing like one bereft of protector.
Words: tāṃ — her; kliṣṭamālyābharaṇāṃ — with garlands and ornaments disordered; vilapantīm — lamenting, wailing; anāthavat — like one without a protector; abhyadhāvata — ran toward, rushed at; vaidehīṃ — Vaidehī (Sītā); rāvaṇo — Rāvaṇa; rākṣasādhipaḥ — the lord of rākṣasas
3.50.7
tāṃ latām iva veṣṭantīm āliṅgantīṃ mahādrumān
muñca muñceti bahuśaḥ pravadan rākṣasādhipaḥ
As she twined like a creeper and embraced the great trees, the lord of rākṣasas cried again and again, 'Let go, let go!'
Words: tāṃ — her; latām — a creeper; iva — like; veṣṭantīm — twining, coiling; āliṅgantīṃ — embracing; mahādrumān — the great trees; muñca — let go, release; muñceti — 'let go!' thus; bahuśaḥ — repeatedly, many times; pravadan — saying, crying out; rākṣasādhipaḥ — the lord of rākṣasas
3.50.8
krośantīṃ rāma rāmeti rāmeṇa rahitāṃ vane
jīvitāntāya keśeṣu jagrāhāntakasaṃnibhaḥ
As she cried 'Rāma, Rāma!', bereft of Rāma in the forest, he—resembling Death himself—seized her by the hair to end her life.
Words: krośantīṃ — crying out; rāma — 'Rāma...; rāmeti — ...Rāma!' thus; rāmeṇa — of Rāma (instr.); rahitāṃ — bereft, deprived; vane — in the forest; jīvitāntāya — to end her life; keśeṣu — by the hair; jagrāhāntakasaṃnibhaḥ — he, resembling Death, seized
3.50.9
pradharṣitāyāṃ vaidehyāṃ babhūva sacarācaram
jagat sarvam amaryādaṃ tamasāndhena saṃvṛtam
When Vaidehī was assaulted, the whole world with all that moves and is unmoving fell into disorder, wrapped in blinding darkness.
Words: pradharṣitāyāṃ — when assaulted, violated (loc. abs.); vaidehyāṃ — when Vaidehī (loc. abs.); babhūva — became; sacarācaram — with all moving and unmoving things; jagat — the world; sarvam — whole, all; amaryādaṃ — lawless, without bounds; tamasāndhena — with blinding darkness; saṃvṛtam — enveloped, covered
3.50.10
dṛṣṭvā sītāṃ parāmṛṣṭāṃ dīnāṃ divyena cakṣuṣā
kṛtaṃ kāryam iti śrīmān vyājahāra pitāmahaḥ
Seeing Sītā seized and wretched with his divine eye, the glorious Grandsire declared, 'The task is accomplished.'
Words: dṛṣṭvā — having seen; sītāṃ — Sītā; parāmṛṣṭāṃ — seized, laid hold of; dīnāṃ — wretched, miserable; divyena — with divine; cakṣuṣā — eye; kṛtaṃ — done, accomplished; kāryam — the task; iti — thus; śrīmān — the glorious one; vyājahāra — declared, uttered; pitāmahaḥ — the Grandsire (Brahmā)
3.50.11
prahṛṣṭā vyathitāś cāsan sarve te paramarṣayaḥ
dṛṣṭvā sītāṃ parāmṛṣṭāṃ daṇḍakāraṇyavāsinaḥ
All those great seers dwelling in the Daṇḍaka forest were at once gladdened and troubled at seeing Sītā seized.
Words: prahṛṣṭā — gladdened; vyathitāś — troubled, distressed; cāsan — and were; sarve — all; te — those; paramarṣayaḥ — great seers; dṛṣṭvā — having seen; sītāṃ — Sītā; parāmṛṣṭāṃ — seized; daṇḍakāraṇyavāsinaḥ — dwellers of the Daṇḍaka forest
3.50.12
sa tu tāṃ rāma rāmeti rudantīṃ lakṣmaṇeti ca
jagāmākāśam ādāya rāvaṇo rākṣasādhipaḥ
But Rāvaṇa, the lord of rākṣasas, taking up her who wept 'Rāma, Rāma!' and 'Lakṣmaṇa!', rose into the sky.
Words: sa — he; tu — but; tāṃ — her; rāma — 'Rāma...; rāmeti — ...Rāma!' thus; rudantīṃ — weeping; lakṣmaṇeti — 'Lakṣmaṇa!' thus; ca — and; jagāmākāśam — went into the sky; ādāya — having taken up; rāvaṇo — Rāvaṇa; rākṣasādhipaḥ — the lord of rākṣasas
3.50.13
taptābharaṇasarvāṅgī pītakauśeyavāsanī
rarāja rājaputrī tu vidyut saudāmanī yathā
Her every limb graced with gold-refined ornaments, clad in yellow silk, the princess shone like the lightning of the storm-clouds.
Words: taptābharaṇasarvāṅgī — every limb with gold-refined ornaments; pītakauśeyavāsanī — clad in yellow silk; rarāja — shone; rājaputrī — the princess; tu — and; vidyut — lightning; saudāmanī — of the storm-cloud (Saudāmanī); yathā — like
3.50.14
uddhūtena ca vastreṇa tasyāḥ pītena rāvaṇaḥ
adhikaṃ paribabhrāja girir dīpa ivāgninā
By her fluttering yellow garment Rāvaṇa shone the more, like a mountain aglow as a lamp is by fire.
Words: uddhūtena — by the fluttering, tossed-up; ca — and; vastreṇa — garment; tasyāḥ — her; pītena — yellow; rāvaṇaḥ — Rāvaṇa; adhikaṃ — the more, exceedingly; paribabhrāja — shone brightly; girir — a mountain; dīpa — a lamp (light); ivāgninā — as by fire
3.50.15
tasyāḥ paramakalyāṇyās tāmrāṇi surabhīṇi ca
padmapatrāṇi vaidehyā abhyakīryanta rāvaṇam
The coppery, fragrant lotus-petals of that most auspicious Vaidehī were scattered down over Rāvaṇa.
Words: tasyāḥ — her; paramakalyāṇyās — of the most auspicious one; tāmrāṇi — coppery-red; surabhīṇi — fragrant; ca — and; padmapatrāṇi — lotus-petals; vaidehyā — of Vaidehī; abhyakīryanta — were scattered over; rāvaṇam — Rāvaṇa
3.50.16
tasyāḥ kauśeyam uddhūtam ākāśe kanakaprabham
babhau cādityarāgeṇa tāmram abhram ivātape
Her yellow silk, tossed up in the sky, golden-hued, glowed with the sun's redness like a copper-colored cloud in the sunlight.
Words: tasyāḥ — her; kauśeyam — silk garment; uddhūtam — tossed up, fluttering; ākāśe — in the sky; kanakaprabham — golden-hued; babhau — shone; cādityarāgeṇa — and with the sun's redness; tāmram — coppery; abhram — cloud; ivātape — as in the sunlight
3.50.17
tasyās tad vimalaṃ vaktram ākāśe rāvaṇāṅkagam
na rarāja vinā rāmaṃ vinālam iva paṅkajam
That spotless face of hers, up in the sky and resting on Rāvaṇa's lap, did not shine without Rāma, like a lotus without its stalk.
Words: tasyās — her; tad — that; vimalaṃ — spotless; vaktram — face; ākāśe — in the sky; rāvaṇāṅkagam — resting on Rāvaṇa's lap; na — not; rarāja — shone; vinā — without; rāmaṃ — Rāma; vinālam — without a stalk; iva — like; paṅkajam — a lotus
3.50.18
babhūva jaladaṃ nīlaṃ bhittvā candra ivoditaḥ
sulalāṭaṃ sukeśāntaṃ padmagarbhābham avraṇam
śuklaiḥ suvimalair dantaiḥ prabhāvadbhir alaṃkṛtam
Her face became like the moon risen after piercing a dark cloud—fair of brow, fair of hair, glowing like a lotus's heart, flawless, adorned with white, spotless, gleaming teeth.
Words: babhūva — became; jaladaṃ — a rain-cloud; nīlaṃ — dark, blue; bhittvā — having pierced, split; candra — the moon; ivoditaḥ — as risen; sulalāṭaṃ — with fair forehead; sukeśāntaṃ — with fair hair-ends; padmagarbhābham — glowing like a lotus's heart; avraṇam — flawless, unblemished; śuklaiḥ — with white; suvimalair — very spotless; dantaiḥ — teeth; prabhāvadbhir — radiant, gleaming; alaṃkṛtam — adorned
3.50.19
ruditaṃ vyapamṛṣṭāstraṃ candravat priyadarśanam
sunāsaṃ cārutāmrauṣṭham ākāṣe hāṭakaprabham
Her tear-streaked, weeping face, moon-like and lovely to behold, with fair nose and fair coppery lips, gleamed gold-bright in the sky.
Words: ruditaṃ — weeping, tearful; vyapamṛṣṭāstraṃ — with tears wiped away (text āstraṃ, uncertain); candravat — moon-like; priyadarśanam — lovely to behold; sunāsaṃ — with a fair nose; cārutāmrauṣṭham — with lovely coppery lips; ākāṣe — in the sky (text ākāṣe for ākāśe); hāṭakaprabham — gold-bright
3.50.20
rākṣasendrasamādhūtaṃ tasyās tad vacanaṃ śubham
śuśubhe na vinā rāmaṃ divā candra ivoditaḥ
That fair face of hers, shaken by the lord of rākṣasas, did not shine without Rāma, like the moon risen in daytime.
Words: rākṣasendrasamādhūtaṃ — shaken by the lord of rākṣasas; tasyās — her; tad — that; vacanaṃ — face (text vacanaṃ; sense: vadana, face); śubham — fair, lovely; śuśubhe — shone; na — not; vinā — without; rāmaṃ — Rāma; divā — by day; candra — the moon; ivoditaḥ — as risen
3.50.21
sā hemavarṇā nīlāṅgaṃ maithilī rākṣasādhipam
śuśubhe kāñcanī kāñcī nīlaṃ maṇim ivāśritā
Golden-hued Maithilī upon the dark-limbed lord of rākṣasas shone like a golden girdle resting on a sapphire gem.
Words: sā — she; hemavarṇā — golden-hued; nīlāṅgaṃ — the dark-limbed one; maithilī — Maithilī (Sītā); rākṣasādhipam — the lord of rākṣasas; śuśubhe — shone; kāñcanī — golden; kāñcī — a girdle; nīlaṃ — dark, blue; maṇim — gem; ivāśritā — as resting on
3.50.22
sā padmagaurī hemābhā rāvaṇaṃ janakātmajā
vidyudghanam ivāviśya śuśubhe taptabhūṣaṇā
Lotus-fair, golden-gleaming Janaka's daughter, having settled upon Rāvaṇa, shone like lightning entering a cloud, adorned with refined-gold ornaments.
Words: sā — she; padmagaurī — lotus-fair; hemābhā — golden-gleaming; rāvaṇaṃ — Rāvaṇa; janakātmajā — Janaka's daughter; vidyudghanam — the cloud of lightning; ivāviśya — as if having entered; śuśubhe — shone; taptabhūṣaṇā — with refined-gold ornaments
3.50.23
tasyā bhūṣaṇaghoṣeṇa vaidehyā rākṣasādhipaḥ
babhūva vimalo nīlaḥ saghoṣa iva toyadaḥ
By the jingling of Vaidehī's ornaments the dark, gleaming lord of rākṣasas became like a thundering rain-cloud.
Words: tasyā — her; bhūṣaṇaghoṣeṇa — by the jingling of ornaments; vaidehyā — of Vaidehī; rākṣasādhipaḥ — the lord of rākṣasas; babhūva — became; vimalo — gleaming, clear; nīlaḥ — dark, blue; saghoṣa — thundering, with sound; iva — like; toyadaḥ — a rain-cloud
3.50.24
uttamāṅgacyutā tasyāḥ puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ samantataḥ
sītāyā hriyamāṇāyāḥ papāta dharaṇītale
A shower of flowers fallen from Sītā's head scattered on every side and dropped to the ground as she was carried off.
Words: uttamāṅgacyutā — fallen from the head; tasyāḥ — her; puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ — shower of flowers; samantataḥ — on every side; sītāyā — of Sītā; hriyamāṇāyāḥ — being carried off; papāta — fell; dharaṇītale — to the surface of the earth
3.50.25
sā tu rāvaṇavegena puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ samantataḥ
samādhūtā daśagrīvaṃ punar evābhyavartata
But that shower of flowers, stirred up on every side by Rāvaṇa's speed, turned back once more upon the ten-necked one.
Words: sā — that; tu — but; rāvaṇavegena — by Rāvaṇa's speed; puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ — shower of flowers; samantataḥ — on every side; samādhūtā — stirred up, tossed; daśagrīvaṃ — the ten-necked one (Rāvaṇa); punar — again; evābhyavartata — indeed turned back
3.50.26
abhyavartata puṣpāṇāṃ dhārā vaiśravaṇānujam
nakṣatramālāvimalā meruṃ nagam ivottamam
The stream of flowers, spotless as a garland of stars, fell upon Kubera's younger brother as upon Meru, the best of mountains.
Words: abhyavartata — turned toward, fell upon; puṣpāṇāṃ — of flowers; dhārā — a stream, torrent; vaiśravaṇānujam — the younger brother of Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera); nakṣatramālāvimalā — spotless as a garland of stars; meruṃ — Meru; nagam — mountain; ivottamam — as the best
3.50.27
caraṇān nūpuraṃ bhraṣṭaṃ vaidehyā ratnabhūṣitam
vidyunmaṇḍalasaṃkāśaṃ papāta madhurasvanam
An anklet, jewel-adorned, slipped from Vaidehī's foot, resembling a ring of lightning, fell down with a sweet sound.
Words: caraṇān — from the foot; nūpuraṃ — an anklet; bhraṣṭaṃ — slipped, fallen; vaidehyā — of Vaidehī; ratnabhūṣitam — jewel-adorned; vidyunmaṇḍalasaṃkāśaṃ — resembling a ring of lightning; papāta — fell; madhurasvanam — with a sweet sound
3.50.28
tarupravālaraktā sā nīlāṅgaṃ rākṣaseśvaram
prāśobhayata vaidehī gajaṃ kaṣyeva kāñcanī
Vaidehī, red as tender tree-shoots, graced the dark-limbed lord of rākṣasas as a golden girth-band graces an elephant.
Words: tarupravālaraktā — red as tender tree-shoots; sā — she; nīlāṅgaṃ — the dark-limbed one; rākṣaseśvaram — the lord of rākṣasas; prāśobhayata — adorned, made resplendent; vaidehī — Vaidehī; gajaṃ — an elephant; kaṣyeva — as a girth-band; kāñcanī — golden
3.50.29
tāṃ maholkām ivākāśe dīpyamānāṃ svatejasā
jahārākāśam āviśya sītāṃ vaiśravaṇānujaḥ
Kubera's younger brother, rising into the sky, bore off Sītā, blazing with her own splendour like a great meteor in the heavens.
Words: tāṃ — her; maholkām — a great meteor; ivākāśe — as in the sky; dīpyamānāṃ — blazing, shining; svatejasā — with her own splendour; jahārākāśam — bore off, into the sky; āviśya — having entered; sītāṃ — Sītā; vaiśravaṇānujaḥ — the younger brother of Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera)
3.50.30
tasyās tāny agnivarṇāni bhūṣaṇāni mahītale
saghoṣāṇy avakīryanta kṣīṇās tārā ivāmbarāt
Those fire-colored ornaments of hers scattered upon the ground with a jingling sound, like fading stars from the sky.
Words: tasyās — her; tāny — those; agnivarṇāni — fire-colored; bhūṣaṇāni — ornaments; mahītale — on the earth's surface; saghoṣāṇy — with a jingling sound; avakīryanta — were scattered; kṣīṇās — waning, fading; tārā — stars; ivāmbarāt — as from the sky
3.50.31
tasyāḥ stanāntarād bhraṣṭo hāras tārādhipadyutiḥ
vaidehyā nipatan bhāti gaṅgeva gaganāc cyutā
A necklace bright as the moon, slipping from between Vaidehī's breasts, gleamed as it fell like the Gaṅgā fallen from the sky.
Words: tasyāḥ — her; stanāntarād — from between the breasts; bhraṣṭo — slipped, fallen; hāras — necklace; tārādhipadyutiḥ — bright as the moon; vaidehyā — of Vaidehī; nipatan — falling; bhāti — gleams, shines; gaṅgeva — like the Gaṅgā; gaganāc — from the sky; cyutā — fallen
3.50.32
utpāta vātābhihatā nānādvija gaṇāyutāḥ
mā bhair iti vidhūtāgrā vyājahrur iva pādapāḥ
Struck by tempest-winds, filled with flocks of many birds, the trees with their tops tossing seemed to cry, 'Do not fear!'
Words: utpāta vātābhihatā — struck by tempest-winds; nānādvija gaṇāyutāḥ — filled with flocks of many birds; mā — not; bhair — fear; iti — thus; vidhūtāgrā — with tops shaken; vyājahrur — uttered, spoke; iva — as if; pādapāḥ — the trees
3.50.33
nalinyo dhvastakamalās trastamīnajale carāḥ
sakhīm iva gatotsāhāṃ śocantīva sma maithilīm
The lotus-ponds, their lotuses destroyed, their fish and water-creatures frightened, seemed to grieve for Maithilī as for a friend bereft of spirit.
Words: nalinyo — the lotus-ponds; dhvastakamalās — with lotuses destroyed; trastamīnajale — with frightened fish in the water; carāḥ — (their) moving creatures; sakhīm — a friend; iva — like; gatotsāhāṃ — bereft of spirit; śocantīva — seemed to grieve; sma — (past particle); maithilīm — for Maithilī
3.50.34
samantād abhisaṃpatya siṃhavyāghramṛgadvijāḥ
anvadhāvaṃs tadā roṣāt sītācchāyānugāminaḥ
Rushing together from all sides, lions, tigers, beasts, and birds then ran after in fury, following Sītā's shadow.
Words: samantād — from all sides; abhisaṃpatya — having rushed together; siṃhavyāghramṛgadvijāḥ — lions, tigers, beasts, and birds; anvadhāvaṃs — ran after; tadā — then; roṣāt — out of fury; sītācchāyānugāminaḥ — following Sītā's shadow
3.50.35
jalaprapātāsramukhāḥ śṛṅgair ucchritabāhavaḥ
sītāyāṃ hriyamāṇāyāṃ vikrośantīva parvatāḥ
With waterfalls for tear-streaked faces and peaks upraised like arms, the mountains seemed to cry out as Sītā was carried away.
Words: jalaprapātāsramukhāḥ — with waterfalls as tear-streaked faces; śṛṅgair — with peaks; ucchritabāhavaḥ — with upraised arms; sītāyāṃ — when Sītā (loc. abs.); hriyamāṇāyāṃ — being carried off (loc. abs.); vikrośantīva — seemed to cry out; parvatāḥ — the mountains
3.50.36
hriyamāṇāṃ tu vaidehīṃ dṛṣṭvā dīno divākaraḥ
pravidhvastaprabhaḥ śrīmān āsīt pāṇḍuramaṇḍalaḥ
Seeing Vaidehī carried off, the sun grew dejected; his radiance shattered, the glorious one became a pale disk.
Words: hriyamāṇāṃ — being carried off; tu — and; vaidehīṃ — Vaidehī; dṛṣṭvā — having seen; dīno — dejected; divākaraḥ — the sun (day-maker); pravidhvastaprabhaḥ — with radiance shattered; śrīmān — the glorious one; āsīt — became; pāṇḍuramaṇḍalaḥ — a pale disk
3.50.37
nāsti dharmaḥ kutaḥ satyaṃ nārjavaṃ nānṛśaṃsatā
yatra rāmasya vaidehīṃ bhāryāṃ harati rāvaṇaḥ
'There is no dharma; whence then truth? no uprightness, no mercy—when Rāvaṇa carries off Vaidehī, the wife of Rāma!'
Words: nāsti — there is not; dharmaḥ — dharma, righteousness; kutaḥ — whence, how then; satyaṃ — truth; nārjavaṃ — no uprightness; nānṛśaṃsatā — no mercy, no non-cruelty; yatra — when, wherein; rāmasya — of Rāma; vaidehīṃ — Vaidehī; bhāryāṃ — wife; harati — carries off; rāvaṇaḥ — Rāvaṇa
3.50.38
iti sarvāṇi bhūtāni gaṇaśaḥ paryadevayan
vitrastakā dīnamukhā rurudur mṛgapotakāḥ
Thus all beings lamented in throngs; terrified and woeful-faced, the young fawns wept.
Words: iti — thus; sarvāṇi — all; bhūtāni — beings; gaṇaśaḥ — in throngs, group by group; paryadevayan — lamented, wailed; vitrastakā — terrified; dīnamukhā — with woeful faces; rurudur — wept; mṛgapotakāḥ — the young fawns
3.50.39
udvīkṣyodvīkṣya nayanair āsrapātāvilekṣaṇāḥ
supravepitagātrāś ca babhūvur vanadevatāḥ
Gazing up again and again with their eyes, their glances blurred by falling tears and their bodies trembling, so became the forest deities.
Words: udvīkṣyodvīkṣya — gazing up again and again; nayanair — with their eyes; āsrapātāvilekṣaṇāḥ — with glances blurred by falling tears; supravepitagātrāś — with bodies violently trembling; ca — and; babhūvur — became; vanadevatāḥ — the forest deities
3.50.40
vikrośantīṃ dṛḍhaṃ sītāṃ dṛṣṭvā duḥkhaṃ tathā gatām
tāṃ tu lakṣmaṇa rāmeti krośantīṃ madhurasvarām
Seeing Sītā crying out loudly, fallen into such misery, as she cried 'Lakṣmaṇa! Rāma!' in a sweet voice—
Words: vikrośantīṃ — crying out; dṛḍhaṃ — loudly, hard; sītāṃ — Sītā; dṛṣṭvā — having seen; duḥkhaṃ — misery; tathā — such, thus; gatām — fallen into; tāṃ — her; tu — indeed; lakṣmaṇa — 'Lakṣmaṇa...; rāmeti — ...Rāma!' thus; krośantīṃ — crying out; madhurasvarām — in a sweet voice
3.50.41
avekṣamāṇāṃ bahuṣo vaidehīṃ dharaṇītalam
sa tām ākulakeśāntāṃ vipramṛṣṭaviśeṣakām
jahārātmavināśāya daśagrīvo manasvinām
As Vaidehī gazed again and again toward the ground, the ten-necked one bore off that spirited woman, her hair-locks disheveled and her brow-mark smeared away, to his own destruction.
Words: avekṣamāṇāṃ — gazing at; bahuṣo — again and again; vaidehīṃ — Vaidehī; dharaṇītalam — toward the ground; sa — he; tām — her; ākulakeśāntāṃ — with hair-locks disheveled; vipramṛṣṭaviśeṣakām — with brow-mark smeared away; jahārātmavināśāya — bore off, to his own destruction; daśagrīvo — the ten-necked one; manasvinām — the spirited (woman; text manasvinām, uncertain)
3.50.42
tatas tu sā cārudatī śucismitā vinākṛtā bandhujanena maithilī
apaśyatī rāghavalakṣmaṇāv ubhau vivarṇavaktrā bhayabhārapīḍitā
Then Maithilī, with lovely teeth and a pure smile, severed from her kinfolk and seeing neither Rāghava nor Lakṣmaṇa, grew pale of face, crushed by the weight of fear.
Words: tatas — then; tu — and; sā — she; cārudatī — with lovely teeth; śucismitā — with a pure smile; vinākṛtā — severed, separated; bandhujanena — from her kinfolk; maithilī — Maithilī; apaśyatī — not seeing; rāghavalakṣmaṇāv — Rāghava and Lakṣmaṇa; ubhau — both; vivarṇavaktrā — pale of face; bhayabhārapīḍitā — crushed by the weight of fear
← 3.49 Jaṭāyu’s battle and fall · Araṇya Kāṇḍa · 3.51 Sītā condemns the deception →
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.
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