Shloka 19
सीताहरण
विलापः / The Lament at Jatāyu and the Abduction of Sītā
बभूव जलदं नीलं भित्त्वा चन्द्र इवोदितः।सुललाटं सुकेशान्तं पद्मगर्भाभमव्रणम्।।।।शुक्लैस्सुविमलैर्दन्तै प्रभावद्भिरलङ्कृतम्।तस्यास्तद्विमलं वक्त्रमाकाशे रावणाङ्कगम्।।।।रुदितं व्यपमृष्टास्रं चन्द्रवत्प्रियदर्शनम्।सुनासं चारुताम्रोष्ठमाकाशे हाटकप्रभम्।।।।
babhūva jaladaṃ nīlaṃ bhittvā candra ivoditaḥ |
sulalāṭaṃ sukeśāntaṃ padmagarbhābham avraṇam ||
śuklaiḥ suvimalaḥ dantaiḥ prabhāvadbhir alaṅkṛtam |
tasyās tad vimalaṃ vaktram ākāśe rāvaṇāṅkagam ||
ruditaṃ vyapamṛṣṭāsraṃ candravat priyadarśanam |
sunāsaṃ cārutāmrōṣṭham ākāśe hāṭakaprabham ||
彼女の清らかな顔――なめらかな額、麗しい髪に縁どられ、傷も汚れもなく蓮華の胎のように輝き、澄みきった白い歯の光に飾られて――は、空にあってラーヴァナの膝に置かれていた。泣いて涙を拭いながらも、その面影は月のように愛でられ、まるで濃い雨雲を破って月が昇るかのごとかった。端正な鼻と、銅赤に美しい唇を備え、空に黄金の光を放っていた。
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.
FAQs
Dharma is portrayed as an inner radiance that persists even when oppressed. The moon-through-cloud imagery suggests that truth and purity can be obscured by adharma but not extinguished.
While being carried away in the sky, Sītā weeps; the poet lingers on her face and compares its beauty—despite tears and captivity—to the moon emerging from dark clouds.
Sītā’s steadfast purity and emotional sincerity: she grieves openly yet remains intrinsically radiant, reinforcing her role as a dharmic ideal.