Shloka 16
जटायुरावणयुद्धम्
Jatayu’s Combat with Ravana
काञ्चनोरश्छदान्दिव्यान्पिशाचवदनान्खरान्।तांश्चास्य जवसम्पन्नाञ्जघान समरे बली।।।।
kāñcanoraśchadān divyān piśācavadanān kharān | tāṁś cāsya javasampannān jaghāna samare balī ||
Im Kampf erschlug der starke Jaṭāyu jene prächtigen, schnellen Esel, mit schaurigen Gesichtern wie Piśācas, mit goldenen Brustpanzern gerüstet und an Rāvaṇas Wagen gespannt.
Powerful Jatayu killed in the combat, the splendid, swift-moving, devil-faced asses with golden shields yoked to the chariot.
FAQs
Dharma as protective courage: Jatāyu risks himself to stop an unjust abduction, showing that righteousness includes active resistance to adharma.
During Sītā’s abduction, Jatāyu attacks Rāvaṇa’s flying chariot and kills the asses drawing it, weakening the vehicle.
Vīrya (valor) and rakṣaṇa-bhāva (the impulse to protect the vulnerable).