Shloka 23
जटायुवृत्तान्तः
Jatāyu’s Testimony and Rāma’s Grief
एकमेकायने दुर्गे निश्श्वसन्तं कथञ्चन।समीक्ष्य दुःखिततरो रामस्सौमित्रिमब्रवीत्।।।।
ekam ekāyane durge niśśvasantaṃ kathañcana |
samīkṣya duḥkhitataro rāmaḥ saumitrim abravīt ||
Als er ihn sah — allein an jenem einsamen, schwer erreichbaren Ort, mühsam atmend —, sprach Rāma, von noch größerem Schmerz getroffen, zu Saumitrī (Lakṣmaṇa).
Rama saw Jatayu breathing with difficulty in that solitary, inaccessible place.Overcome by greater grief he said to Lakshmana:
FAQs
Dharma in crisis requires attention to the suffering and timely counsel: Rāma recognizes the dying witness and turns to purposeful action through dialogue.
Rāma notices Jatāyu’s labored breathing in an isolated terrain and, grief-stricken, addresses Lakṣmaṇa.
Rāma’s alertness (apramāda) and compassionate responsiveness to a dying ally.