Shloka 33

सीताहरण

विलापः / The Lament at Jatāyu and the Abduction of Sītā

Devanagari script

तस्यास्स्तनान्तराद्भ्रष्टो हारस्ताराधिपद्युतिः।वैदेह्या निपतन्भाति गङ्गेव गगनाच्च्युता।।।।

Transliteration

tasyās stanāntarād bhraṣṭo hāras tārādhipa-dyutiḥ |

vaidehyā nipatan bhāti gaṅgevā gaganāc cyutā ||

Translation

จากหว่างถันของไวเทหี สร้อยคอของนางหลุดร่วง—ส่องประกายดุจรัศมีแห่งจันทรา—ครั้นตกลงมาก็ดูประหนึ่งพระคงคาเองหลั่งลงจากนภา

Word by Word

तस्याःof her

स्तनान्तरात्from between the breasts

भ्रष्टःfallen

हारःnecklace

ताराधिपद्युतिःmoon-bright (having the moon's lustre)

वैदेह्याःof Vaidehī

निपतन्falling down

भातिshines/appears

गङ्गाGaṅgā

इवlike

गगनात्from the sky

च्युताfallen/dropped

Context

Sita's necklace shining like the bright Moon slipped from between her breasts like the river Ganga falling down from the sky.

Characters & Entities

Vaidehī (Sītā)

hāra (necklace)

Gaṅgā

gagana (sky)

FAQs

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

By invoking Gaṅgā and lunar radiance, the verse suggests that purity and truth remain recognizable even amid violation; dharma is portrayed as luminous and self-evident, not erased by force.

What is the narrative situation?

During the aerial abduction, Sītā’s necklace slips and falls, and the poet describes its descent through sacred and cosmic similes.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s sanctity/purity (śuddhatā) is poetically reinforced through comparison with Gaṅgā and the Moon.