Shloka 39

सीताहरणम्

Ravana reveals his true form and abducts Sita

Devanagari script

जटायो पश्य मामद्य ह्रियमाणामनाथवत्।।3.49.39।।अनेन राक्षसेन्द्रेण करुणं पापकर्मणा।

Transliteration

jaṭāyo paśya mām adya hriyamāṇām anāthavat || 3.49.39 ||

anena rākṣasendreṇa karuṇaṃ pāpakarmaṇā |

Translation

ഹേ ജടായു! ഇന്നെനിക്ക് നോക്കുക—അനാഥയെന്നപോലെ കരുണാജനകമായി അപഹരിക്കപ്പെടുന്ന എന്നെ—ഈ പാപകർമ്മിയായ രാക്ഷസേന്ദ്രനാൽ.

Word by Word

• जटायो: O Jaṭāyu
• जटायो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaṭāyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• पश्य: see!
• पश्य: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √paś (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• ह्रियमाणाम्: being carried away
• ह्रियमाणाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √hṛ (धातु)
• Form: शानच्/मान (present passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि (being carried away)

• अनाथवत्: like an orphan
• अनाथवत्: Upamā (उपमा/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anātha + vat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वत्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (indeclinable of comparison)

• अनेन: by this (one)
• अनेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• राक्षसेन्द्रेण: by the lord of rākṣasas
• राक्षसेन्द्रेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa-indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (राक्षसानाम् इन्द्रः)

• करुणम्: piteously
• करुणम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: karuṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-द्वितीया-एकवचन (adverbial accusative)

• पापकर्मणा: by the sinful-deeded one
• पापकर्मणा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa-karma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (पापं कर्म यस्य/पापं कर्म)

Context

O Jatayu, see me now being carried away by the sinful king of demons in this pitiable condition as though I am an orphan.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Jatāyu
• Rāvaṇa

FAQs

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

Protection of the helpless is a dharmic imperative; naming the act as pāpa (sinful) frames abduction as adharma and calls righteous beings to intervene.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā appeals directly to Jaṭāyu as she is being carried away by Rāvaṇa.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Moral discernment and courage: Sītā publicly identifies wrongdoing and seeks dharmic protection.