जटायुरावणयुद्धम्
Jatayu’s Combat with Ravana
स च्छिन्नपक्षस्सहसा रक्षसा रौद्रकर्मणा।।।।निपपात हतो गृद्रो धरण्यामल्पजीवितः।
sa cchinnapakṣaḥ sahasā rakṣasā raudrakarmaṇā |
nipapāta hato gṛdhro dharaṇyām alpajīvitaḥ ||
Y el buitre, con las alas cercenadas de golpe por aquel rākṣasa de actos feroces, cayó herido de muerte a la tierra, con apenas un hilo de vida.
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.