Shloka 3.52.21
सीताहरण-विलापः / The Lament at Jatāyu and the Abduction of Sītā
बभूव जलदं नीलं भित्त्वा चन्द्र इवोदितः।सुललाटं सुकेशान्तं पद्मगर्भाभमव्रणम्।।3.52.19।।शुक्लैस्सुविमलैर्दन्तै प्रभावद्भिरलङ्कृतम्।तस्यास्तद्विमलं वक्त्रमाकाशे रावणाङ्कगम्।।3.52.20।।रुदितं व्यपमृष्टास्रं चन्द्रवत्प्रियदर्शनम्।सुनासं चारुताम्रोष्ठमाकाशे हाटकप्रभम्।।3.52.21।।
ruditaṃ vyapamṛṣṭāsraṃ candravat priyadarśanam |
sunāsaṃ cārutāmroṣṭham ākāśe hāṭakaprabham ||
Weeping, yet wiping away her tears, her face—moonlike and dear to behold—showed a fine nose and lovely reddish lips, glowing in the sky with a golden radiance.
Sita's face looked beautiful with her smooth forehead, shining hair and spotless complexion like the inside of a lotus, with clean, white, shining teeth, a nice nose and lovely red lips. She was continuously weeping and wiping her tears. Her face which was pleasing like the Moon on the lap of Ravana appeared as though the Moon was rising through dark clouds.
Dharma is reflected as compassion and moral sensitivity: the epic invites the listener to recognize the injustice of harming the innocent and to respond with empathy toward suffering.
As Sītā is carried away through the sky, her grief is described vividly—she cries, wipes her tears, and remains radiant despite distress.
Sītā’s tenderness and endurance—maintaining grace under extreme violation and fear.