Mahabharata 3.262.39-41

Devanāgarī

इति सा तं समाभाष्य प्रविवेशाश्रमं पुनः ॥
ताम् अनुद्रुत्य सुश्रोणीं रावणः प्रत्यषेधयत् ॥
भर्त्सयित्वा तु रूक्षेण स्वरेण गतचेतनाम् ॥
मूर्धजेषु निजग्राह खम् उपाचक्रमे ततः ॥
तां ददर्श तदा गृध्रो जटायुर् गिरिगोचरः ॥
रुदतीं राम रामेति ह्रियमाणां तपस्विनीम् ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

iti sā taṃ samābhāṣya praviveśāśramaṃ punaḥ ||
tām anudrutya suśroṇīṃ rāvaṇaḥ pratyaṣedhayat ||
bhartsayitvā tu rūkṣeṇa svareṇa gatacetanām ||
mūrdhajeṣu nijagrāha kham upācakrame tataḥ ||
tāṃ dadarśa tadā gṛdhro jaṭāyur girigocaraḥ ||
rudatīṃ rāma rāmeti hriyamāṇāṃ tapasvinīm ||

Word-by-word

SanskritIASTMeaning

इति सा तं समाभाष्य प्रविवेशाश्रमं पुनः ॥ ताम् अनुद्रुत्य सुश्रोणीं रावणः प्रत्यषेधयत् ॥ भर्त्सयित्वा तु रूक्षेण स्वरेण गतचेतनाम् ॥ मूर्धजेषु निजग्राह खम् उपाचक्रमे ततः ॥ तां ददर्श तदा गृध्रो जटायुर् गिरिगोचरः ॥ रुदतीं राम रामेति ह्रियमाणां तपस्विनीम् ॥iti sā taṃ samābhāṣya praviveśāśramaṃ punaḥ || tām anudrutya suśroṇīṃ rāvaṇaḥ pratyaṣedhayat || bhartsayitvā tu rūkṣeṇa svareṇa gatacetanām || mūrdhajeṣu nijagrāha kham upācakrame tataḥ || tāṃ dadarśa tadā gṛdhro jaṭāyur girigocaraḥ || rudatīṃ rāma rāmeti hriyamāṇāṃ tapasvinīm ||Sita, having said this to Ravana, goes back into the ashram; Ravana catches up with her, stops her, terrifies her into insensibility with his harsh voice, seizes her by the hair, and rises into the sky; the mountain vulture Jatayu sees the ascetic woman being carried off, weeping and calling for Rama.

Translation

Having said this to Ravana, Sita went back into the ashram. Ravana rushed after her, stopped her, terrified her into insensibility with his harsh voice, seized her by the hair, and rose into the sky. The mountain vulture Jatayu saw the ascetic woman being carried off, weeping and calling: 'Rama! Rama!'

Commentary

Even when violence prevails outwardly, Sita's voice remains turned toward Rama. That very remembrance already becomes the beginning of liberation.

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