Shloka 23
जटायुरावणयुद्धम्
Jatayu’s Combat with Ravana
तं प्रहृष्टं निधायाङ्के गच्छन्तं जनकात्मजाम्।गृध्रराजस्समुत्पत्य समभिद्रुत्य रावणम्।।।।समावार्य महातेजा जटायुरिदमब्रवीत्।
taṁ prahṛṣṭaṁ nidhāyāṅke gacchantaṁ janakātmajām | gṛdhrarājas samutpatya samabhidrutya rāvaṇam || samāvārya mahātejā jaṭāyur idam abravīt |
As he went on, delighted, with Janaka’s daughter seated upon his lap, the radiant vulture-king Jatāyu sprang up, rushed after Rāvaṇa, barred his way, and spoke these words.
Seeing Sita, Janaka's daughter, happily carried away into the sky by Ravana on his lap. Jatayu, the mighty king of vultures chased him, and obstructing his path said :
FAQs
Dharma includes moral intervention: one must not only fight injustice but also warn and restrain the wrongdoer.
Rāvaṇa resumes flight with Sītā; Jatāyu pursues, blocks him, and begins to address him.
Moral courage—the readiness to confront and correct wrongdoing.