Shloka 46

Sāvitrī’s Report and Nārada’s Prognosis (सावित्र्याख्यान—सत्यवान्-गुणवर्णनं तथा अल्पायुषः पूर्वसूचना)

Devanagari script

ततो रावणमभ्येत्य राक्षसी दुःखमूर्च्छिता । पपात पादयोर्भ्रातु: संशुष्करुधिरानना,रावणके पास पहुँचकर वह राक्षसी दु:खसे मूर्च्छित हो भाईके चरणोंमें गिर पड़ी। उसके मुखपर रक्त बहकर सूख गया था

Transliteration

tato rāvaṇam abhyetya rākṣasī duḥkha-mūrcchitā | papāta pādayor bhrātuḥ saṃśuṣka-rudhirānanā ||

Translation

Pagkaraan, lumapit siya kay Rāvaṇa; ang rākṣasī, nanghihina at nawalan ng ulirat sa dalamhati, ay bumagsak sa paanan ng kaniyang kapatid. Ang kaniyang mukha’y nabahiran ng dugong umagos at natuyo.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

रावणम्Ravana (as object: to Ravana)

अभ्येत्यhaving approached

राक्षसीthe demoness

दुःख-मूर्च्छिताfainted/overcome with sorrow

पपातfell

पादयोःat/on (his) two feet

भ्रातुःof (her) brother

संशुष्क-रुधिर-आननाshe whose face had dried blood

Speaker

(श्रीरम उवाच

Characters & Entities

Rāvaṇa

rākṣasī (female rākṣasa)

bhrātṛ (brother)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how suffering drives one to seek refuge in established bonds—here, kinship—implicitly invoking the ethical expectation that a powerful relative should respond to a grievously wronged family member. It also foregrounds the moral weight of violence by showing its visible, bodily aftermath.

What is happening in the narrative?

A rākṣasī, overwhelmed by sorrow to the point of faintness, approaches Rāvaṇa and collapses at her brother’s feet. Her face bears dried blood, indicating she has been harmed and is making a desperate plea for protection or redress.