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 |
彼が喜びに満ちて進み、ジャナカの娘を膝に抱えていたその時、光り輝く鷲の王ジャターユは跳び立ち、ラーヴァナを追って行く手を遮り、こう言い放った。
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.