Shloka 26

सीताहरण

विलापः / The Lament at Jatāyu and the Abduction of Sītā

Devanagari script

उत्तमाङ्गाच्च्युता तस्याः पुष्पवृष्टिस्समन्ततः।सीताया ह्रिममाणायाः पपात धरणीतले।।।।

Transliteration

uttamāṅgāc cyutā tasyāḥ puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ samantataḥ |

sītāyā hriyamāṇāyāḥ papāta dharaṇītale ||

Translation

جب سیتا کو اٹھا کر لے جایا جا رہا تھا، اُس کے سر سے جھڑی ہوئی پھولوں کی بارش چاروں طرف بکھر کر زمین کی سطح پر آ گری، اور وہ شرم سے جھکی ہوئی تھی۔

Word by Word

उत्तमाङ्गात्from the head

च्युताःfallen

तस्याःof her

पुष्पवृष्टिःa shower of flowers

समन्ततःall around

सीतायाःof Sita

ह्रियमाणायाःbeing carried away

पपातfell

धरणीतलेon the ground

Context

As Sita was being carried away, the shower of flowers dropped from her head and scattered on the earth.

Characters & Entities

Sītā

FAQs

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

Dharma includes responsibility to notice and respond to signs of injustice: the fallen flowers become traces of wrongdoing, implying that adharma leaves evidence in the world and calls for rectification.

What is the narrative situation?

During the abduction, flowers from Sītā’s head fall down and scatter on the earth as she is taken away.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s modesty and innocence; her adornments and the flowers become silent witnesses to the crime committed against her.