Shloka 5
जटायुरावणयुद्धम्
Jatayu’s Combat with Ravana
ततो नालीकनाराचैस्तीक्ष्णाग्रैश्च विकर्णिभिः।अभ्यवर्षन्महाघोरैर्गृध्रराजं महाबलः।।।।
tato nālīkanārācais tīkṣṇāgraiś ca vikarṇibhiḥ |
abhyavarṣan mahāghorair gṛdhrarājaṃ mahābalaḥ ||
പിന്നീട് മഹാബലനായ രാവണൻ അത്യന്തം ഭയാനകമായ, മൂർച്ചയുള്ള അഗ്രങ്ങളുള്ള നാളീക-ഭാലങ്ങൾ, നാരാച-ശരങ്ങൾ, വികർണീ ക്ഷിപണങ്ങൾ എന്നിവകൊണ്ട് ഗൃധ്രരാജനെ മേൽ മഴപോലെ വർഷിച്ചു।
(Seriously) wounded and almost dead,the vulture fell down on the ground all at once, when his wings were chipped by the demon of terrible deeds.
FAQs
The verse contrasts power used for adharma with the dharmic duty of protection; Rāvaṇa’s weapon-shower represents force divorced from righteousness.
Rāvaṇa escalates the fight by bombarding Jatāyu with multiple fierce weapons during the abduction episode.
Jatāyu’s protective courage is implied by the intensity of the assault he faces while opposing Rāvaṇa.