जटायुरावणयुद्धम्
Jatayu’s Combat with Ravana
स च्छिन्नपक्षस्सहसा रक्षसा रौद्रकर्मणा।।।।निपपात हतो गृद्रो धरण्यामल्पजीवितः।
sa cchinnapakṣaḥ sahasā rakṣasā raudrakarmaṇā |
nipapāta hato gṛdhro dharaṇyām alpajīvitaḥ ||
Und der Geier, dem jener Rakṣasa mit grausamer Tat die Flügel jäh abhieb, stürzte, tödlich verwundet und nur noch mit wenig Leben, zur Erde hinab.
Jatayu, lord of the birds, faced the arrows and other weapons showered by Ravana.
Dharma may demand self-sacrifice: Jatāyu’s fall is the cost of choosing protection over self-preservation.
Rāvaṇa cripples Jatāyu by cutting his wings; Jatāyu collapses to the ground, near death.
Tyāga (self-sacrifice) and protective loyalty in Jatāyu.