Shloka 26

जटायुरावणयुद्धम्

Jatayu’s Combat with Ravana

Devanagari script

अनुबन्धमजानन्तः कर्मणामविचक्षणाः।।।।शीघ्रमेव विनश्यन्ति यथा त्वं विनशिष्यसि।

Transliteration

anubandham ajānantaḥ karmaṇām avicakṣaṇāḥ | śīghram eva vinaśyanti yathā tvaṃ vinaśiṣyasi ||

Translation

കർമ്മങ്ങളുടെ അനന്തരഫലം അറിയാത്ത, അവിവേകികളായ മൂഢർ വേഗത്തിൽ തന്നെ നശിക്കുന്നു; അതുപോലെ നീയും നശിക്കും.

Word by Word

• anubandham: consequence / aftermath
• anubandham: Karma (कर्म/Object of knowing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anubandha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• ajānantaḥ: not knowing
• ajānantaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √jñā (धातु) + a- (neg.) (कृदन्त)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; vartamāna-kṛdanta (present participle/शतृ): 'not knowing'

• karmaṇām: of actions
• karmaṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Bahuvacana

• avicakṣaṇāḥ: undiscerning / unwise
• avicakṣaṇāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject apposition)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: avicakṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; a- (neg.) + vicakṣaṇa (discerning)

• śīghram: quickly
• śīghram: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghra (प्रातिपदिक used adverbially)
• Form: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa avyaya (adverb)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (emphasis/only/indeed)

• vinaśyanti: perish
• vinaśyanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √naś (धातु) + vi-
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd/प्रथम), Bahuvacana; parasmaipada

• yathā: as
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Comparative connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Upamā/saṃbandha-bodhaka avyaya (as/just as)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (common), Prathamā, Ekavacana; pronoun

• vinaśiṣyasi: will perish
• vinaśiṣyasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √naś (धातु) + vi-
• Form: Luṭ/Periphrastic future? (here: simple future sense; form aligns with Lṛṭ/लृट future), Madhyama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; parasmaipada

Context

Fools who do not know the consequences of their action perish soon. Similarly you are going to die soon.

Characters & Entities

• Jaṭāyu
• Rāvaṇa

FAQs

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

Dharma includes foresight: one must weigh karmic consequences (anubandha). Ignoring moral causality leads swiftly to ruin.

What is the narrative situation?

Jaṭāyu warns Rāvaṇa that his wrongful deed will rapidly bring destruction upon him.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Moral discernment (viveka): the wise evaluate outcomes; the unwise act blindly.