Shloka 46

Sāvitrī’s Report and Nārada’s Prognosis (सावित्र्याख्यान—सत्यवान्-गुणवर्णनं तथा अल्पायुषः पूर्वसूचना)

Devanagari script

ततो रावणमभ्येत्य राक्षसी दुःखमूर्च्छिता । पपात पादयोर्भ्रातु: संशुष्करुधिरानना,रावणके पास पहुँचकर वह राक्षसी दु:खसे मूर्च्छित हो भाईके चरणोंमें गिर पड़ी। उसके मुखपर रक्त बहकर सूख गया था

Transliteration

tato rāvaṇam abhyetya rākṣasī duḥkha-mūrcchitā | papāta pādayor bhrātuḥ saṃśuṣka-rudhirānanā ||

Translation

ثم دنت من رافَنا، فإذا بالرَّاكْشَسِيّ—وقد غلبها الحزن حتى أُغمي عليها—تهوي عند قدمي أخيها. وكان وجهها ملطخًا بدمٍ سال ثم جفّ.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

रावणम्Ravana (as object: to Ravana)

अभ्येत्यhaving approached

राक्षसीthe demoness

दुःख-मूर्च्छिताfainted/overcome with sorrow

पपातfell

पादयोःat/on (his) two feet

भ्रातुःof (her) brother

संशुष्क-रुधिर-आननाshe whose face had dried blood

Speaker

(श्रीरम उवाच

Characters & Entities

Rāvaṇa

rākṣasī (female rākṣasa)

bhrātṛ (brother)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how suffering drives one to seek refuge in established bonds—here, kinship—implicitly invoking the ethical expectation that a powerful relative should respond to a grievously wronged family member. It also foregrounds the moral weight of violence by showing its visible, bodily aftermath.

What is happening in the narrative?

A rākṣasī, overwhelmed by sorrow to the point of faintness, approaches Rāvaṇa and collapses at her brother’s feet. Her face bears dried blood, indicating she has been harmed and is making a desperate plea for protection or redress.