Shloka 28

सीताहरण

विलापः / The Lament at Jatāyu and the Abduction of Sītā

Devanagari script

अभ्यवर्तत पुष्पाणां धारा वैश्रवणानुजम्।नक्षत्रमाला विमला मेरुं नगमिवोन्नतम्।।।।

Transliteration

abhyavartata puṣpāṇāṃ dhārā vaiśravaṇānujam |

nakṣatramālā vimalā meruṃ nagam ivonnatam ||

Translation

สายธารแห่งดอกไม้หวนกลับไปยังน้องแห่งไวศรวณะ ดุจพวงดาวอันผ่องใสสว่างไสวที่ดูประหนึ่งหมุนเวียนเข้าหาภูเขาพระสุเมรุอันสูงตระหง่าน

Word by Word

• अभ्यवर्तत: moved/flowed towards
• अभ्यवर्तत: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• पुष्पाणाम्: of flowers
• पुष्पाणाम्: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), षष्ठी (6th/genitive), बहुवचन (plural)

• धारा: a stream/flow
• धारा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धारा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• वैश्रवणानुजम्: the younger brother of Vaiśravaṇa (Rāvaṇa)
• वैश्रवणानुजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैश्रवण + अनुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive tatpuruṣa: vaiśravaṇasya anujaḥ), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• नक्षत्रमाला: a garland/row of stars
• नक्षत्रमाला: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नक्षत्र + माला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (stars' garland), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• विमला: pure/clear
• विमला: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण (adjective) to नक्षत्रमाला

• मेरुम्: Mount Meru
• मेरुम्: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• नगम्: a mountain
• नगम्: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• इव: like/as
• इव: Upamā-dyotaka (उपमा-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (indeclinable of comparison)

• उन्नतम्: lofty/high
• उन्नतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उन्नत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण (adjective) to नगम्/मेरुम् (as compared)

Context

The shower of flowers that dropped went round towards Ravana, brother of Vaisravana, like the bright garland of stars move towards mount Meru.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera)
• Meru

FAQs

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

The epic uses cosmic order to comment on moral order: actions in the human realm are mirrored by patterned motion in nature, implying that adharma stands out against an underlying dharmic harmony.

What is the narrative situation?

The flower-stream, disturbed by the flight, appears to circle back toward Rāvaṇa; the narrator compares this to stars arrayed around Mount Meru.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

No single virtue is foregrounded; the emphasis is on poetic cosmology that frames the event as significant and morally charged.