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 ||
Melihat dia—seorang diri di tempat sunyi yang sukar dijangkau—terengah-engah, Rāma yang kian diliputi duka pun berkata kepada Saumitrī (Lakṣmaṇa).
Rama saw Jatayu breathing with difficulty in that solitary, inaccessible place.Overcome by greater grief he said to Lakshmana:
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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.