Shloka 27
जटायुरावणयुद्धम्
Jatayu’s Combat with Ravana
बद्धस्त्वं कालपाशेन क्व गतस्तस्य मोक्ष्यसे।।।।वधाय बडिशं गृह्य सामिषं जलजो यथा।
baddhas tvaṃ kāla-pāśena kva gatas tasya mokṣyase | vadhāya baḍiśaṃ gṛhya sāmiṣaṃ jalajo yathā ||
Engkau telah terikat oleh jerat Maut; ke mana engkau akan pergi untuk lolos darinya? Seperti ikan yang menyambar kail berumpan demi dibunuh, demikianlah engkau meraih apa yang menuntun pada ajalmu.
You are bound by the noose of death like a fish holding on to the bait of the fishing hook. Where can you go now?
FAQs
Adharma ensnares the doer: wrongful gain becomes a hook. Dharma warns against temptations that bind one to inevitable suffering.
Jaṭāyu compares Rāvaṇa’s choice to a fish taking a hook, stressing that Rāvaṇa has already stepped into death’s snare.
Truthful admonition grounded in realism: Jaṭāyu names the inevitability of consequences without fear.