Shloka 30

सीताहरणम्

Ravana reveals his true form and abducts Sita

Devanagari script

आमन्त्रये जनस्थाने कर्णिकारान्सुपुष्पितान्।।3.49.30।।क्षिप्रं रामाय शंसध्वं सीतां हरति रावणः।

Transliteration

āmantraye janasthāne karṇikārān supuṣpitān || 3.49.30 || kṣipraṁ rāmāya śaṁsadhvaṁ sītāṁ harati rāvaṇaḥ |

Translation

ข้าขอวิงวอนเหล่าต้นกรรณิการะผู้บานสะพรั่ง ณ ชนสถาน: จงรีบไปกราบทูลพระรามเถิดว่า ‘ทศกัณฐ์กำลังฉุดพาสีตาไป’

Word by Word

• आमन्त्रये: I address / invoke
• आमन्त्रये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + मन्त्र् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• जनस्थाने: in Janasthāna
• जनस्थाने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनस्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; location

• कर्णिकारान्: karnikāra trees
• कर्णिकारान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्णिकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सुपुष्पितान्: well-flowering
• सुपुष्पितान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + पुष्पित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; adjective qualifying ‘कर्णिकारान्’

• क्षिप्रम्: quickly
• क्षिप्रम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्षिप्रम् (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (quickly)

• रामाय: to Rāma
• रामाय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; recipient

• शंसध्वम्: tell (you all)
• शंसध्वम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शंस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• सीताम्: Sītā
• सीताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हरति: is carrying off
• हरति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• रावणः: Rāvaṇa
• रावणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Context

O karnikar trees in full bloom in Janasthana, tell Rama quickly that Ravana is kidnapping Sita.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāma
• Rāvaṇa
• Jana-sthāna
• Karṇikāra (trees)

FAQs

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

Satya and urgent testimony: when adharma occurs, truth must be conveyed swiftly so that righteous protection can act.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā, being abducted, appeals to the forest itself to inform Rāma immediately.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Presence of mind under terror: Sītā seeks lawful rescue by ensuring the truth reaches Rāma.