Shloka 7

सीताहरणम्

Ravana reveals his true form and abducts Sita

Devanagari script

संरक्तनयनश्श्रीमांस्तप्तकाञ्चनभूषणः।क्रोधेन महताविष्टो नीलजीमूतसन्निभः।।3.49.7।।दशास्यः कार्मुकी बाणी बभूव क्षणदाचरः।

Transliteration

saṅraktanayanaś śrīmāṁs taptakāñcanabhūṣaṇaḥ |

krodhena mahatāviṣṭo nīlajīmūtasannibhaḥ || 3.49.7 ||

daśāsyaḥ kārmukī bāṇī babhūva kṣaṇadācaraḥ |

Translation

激しい怒りに呑まれた栄光の十面の夜行者（ラーヴァナ）は、眼を赤く染め、灼けた黄金の飾りをきらめかせ、弓矢を執って立つさま、暗き雨雲のごとくであった。

Word by Word

• संरक्तनयनः: having reddened eyes
• संरक्तनयनः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संरक्त + नयन (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि ('whose eyes are reddened')

• श्रीमान्: splendid
• श्रीमान्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• तप्तकाञ्चनभूषणः: wearing gleaming gold ornaments
• तप्तकाञ्चनभूषणः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तप्त + काञ्चन + भूषण (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि ('whose ornaments are of heated/golden gold')

• क्रोधेन: with anger
• क्रोधेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• महतā: great/intense
• महतā: Karana (करण/Instrument-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of क्रोधेन: 'by great anger')

• आविष्टः: overcome/possessed
• आविष्टः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ+विश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• नीलजीमूतसन्निभः: like a dark cloud
• नीलजीमूतसन्निभः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नील + जीमूत + सन्निभ (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष ('resembling a dark cloud')

• दशास्यः: the ten-faced one
• दशास्यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश + आस्य (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि ('ten-faced')

• कार्मुकी: bearing a bow
• कार्मुकी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्मुकिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of क्षणदाचरः)

• बाणी: armed with arrows
• बाणी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाणिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of क्षणदाचरः)

• बभूव: became
• बभूव: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• क्षणदाचरः: a night-ranger (rakshasa)
• क्षणदाचरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षणदा + चर (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('night-walker')

Context

Overcome by intense anger, Ravana's eyes reddened. The night-ranger, stood armed with bow and arrows and shining with glittering gold ornaments, appeared like a black cloud.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Uncontrolled anger (krodha) distorts judgment and appearance, marking a fall toward adharma; the verse portrays how inner vice manifests outwardly.

What is the narrative situation?

After approaching in disguise, Rāvaṇa is now revealed as furious and ready for violence, escalating the threat to Sītā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

By contrast (through negative example), the Ramayana emphasizes self-restraint (dama) as a virtue; Rāvaṇa’s lack of it signals moral failure.