Shloka 14

जटायुनिर्वाणसंस्कारः

Jatayu’s Final Testimony and Funeral Rites

Devanagari script

न च त्वया व्यथा कार्या जनकस्य सुतां प्रति।।।।वैदेह्या रंस्यसे क्षिप्रं हत्वा तं राक्षसं रणे।

Transliteration

na ca tvayā vyathā kāryā janakasya sutāṃ prati |

vaidehyā raṃsyase kṣipraṃ hatvā taṃ rākṣasaṃ raṇe ||

Translation

Janganlah engkau bersedih karena putri Janaka; setelah menewaskan rākṣasa itu di medan laga, engkau akan segera bersukacita kembali bersama Vaidehī.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karana (करणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), द्वितीयपुरुष-प्रातिपदिक; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन (Singular)

• vyathā: anxiety, distress
• vyathā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyathā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

• kāryā: to be done/should be made
• kāryā: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त-विशेषण (gerundive/तव्यत्-अर्थ), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• janakasya: of Janaka
• janakasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• sutām: daughter
• sutām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sutā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• prati: towards, regarding
• prati: Adhikarana (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय; ‘प्रति’ = towards/with regard to (preposition-like indeclinable)

• vaidehyā: with Vaidehī (Sītā)
• vaidehyā: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaidehī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• raṁsyase: you will sport/enjoy
• raṁsyase: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ram (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present; here future-sense in context), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• kṣipram: quickly, soon
• kṣipram: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṣipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• hatvā: having killed
• hatvā: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having slain’

• tam: that
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• rākṣasam: demon
• rākṣasam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• raṇe: in battle
• raṇe: Adhikarana (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/सप्तमी), एकवचन

Context

You need not worry about Janaka's daughter. You will soon enjoy the company of your beloved, Vaidehi after killing that demon.

Characters & Entities

• Jatāyu
• Rāma
• Sītā (Vaidehī, Janaka’s daughter)
• Janaka
• Rāvaṇa (implied rākṣasa)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Righteous action over despair: grief must yield to dharmic resolve—confronting injustice and restoring what is rightfully protected.

What is the narrative situation?

Jatāyu urges Rāma not to succumb to sorrow and foretells reunion after Rāma defeats the abductor.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s steadfastness and warrior-duty (kṣātra-dharma) directed toward protection and justice.