Shloka 27

सीताहरण

विलापः / The Lament at Jatāyu and the Abduction of Sītā

Devanagari script

सा तु रावणवेगेन पुष्पवृष्टिः समन्ततः।समाधूता दशग्रीवं पुनरेवाभ्यवर्तत।।।।

Transliteration

sā tu rāvaṇavegena puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ samantataḥ |

samādhūtā daśagrīvaṃ punar evābhyavartata ||

Translation

แต่สายฝนแห่งดอกไม้นั้น ถูกแรงความเร็วของราวณะพัดให้หมุนวนรอบด้าน แล้วก็หวนกลับไปยังทศกรีวะอีกครั้ง

Word by Word

• सा: that (shower)
• सा: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध-सूचक (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle; contrast/emphasis)

• रावण-वेगेन: by Ravana's speed
• रावण-वेगेन: करण/हेतु (Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक) + वेग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘by Ravana’s speed/force’

• पुष्पवृष्टिः: shower of flowers
• पुष्पवृष्टिः: कर्ता (apposition to सा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प-वृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग

• समन्ततः: all around
• समन्ततः: देश
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (spatial adverb)

• समाधूता: whirled about
• समाधूता: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-√धू (धातु)
• Form: क्त (PPP), प्रथमा एकवचन स्त्रीलिङ्ग; ‘whirled/shaken’ (qualifies पुष्पवृष्टिः)

• दशग्रीवम्: Ten-necked (Ravana)
• दशग्रीवम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश-ग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; बहुव्रीहिः: ‘he whose necks are ten’ = Rāvaṇa

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: काल/पुनरावृत्ति
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्ति-अव्यय (again)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: अवधारण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis: only/indeed)

• अभ्यवर्तत: turned back/went towards
• अभ्यवर्तत: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-आ-√वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Context

The shower of flowers that fell flew towards the ten-headed Ravana again in the swirling motion (of the chariot).

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa

FAQs

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

Adharma draws consequences toward itself: even what falls away is driven back toward the wrongdoer, symbolically suggesting that harmful acts generate returning effects and cannot be escaped.

What is the narrative situation?

The wind and speed of Rāvaṇa’s flight cause the falling flowers to swirl and move back toward him.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Implicitly, the verse emphasizes moral causality rather than a personal virtue—wrongdoing attracts ominous associations and attention.