जटायुरावणयुद्धम्
Jatayu’s Combat with Ravana
स तानि शरजालानि गृध्रः पत्त्ररथेश्वरः।जटायुः प्रतिजग्राह रावणास्त्राणि संयुगे।।।।
sa tāni śarajālāni gṛdhraḥ pattraratheśvaraḥ |
jaṭāyuḥ pratijagrāha rāvaṇāstrāṇi saṃyuge ||
എന്നാൽ ചിറകുള്ള രഥങ്ങളുടെ അധിപനായ ഗൃധ്രൻ ജടായു യുദ്ധത്തിൽ അചഞ്ചലമായി നിന്നുകൊണ്ട് രാവണൻ എറിഞ്ഞ അസ്ത്രങ്ങളുടെയും ശരജാലത്തിന്റെയും പ്രഹാരം സഹിച്ചു।
Sita, princess of Videha, saw the wounded Jatayu fallen on the ground drenched in blood. Grieving, she ran towards him as if he was her relative.
Dharma is shown as steadfast resistance to wrongdoing—enduring hardship to protect another, even when the opponent is stronger.
Jatāyu absorbs and withstands the barrage of Rāvaṇa’s arrows in the ongoing combat.
Fortitude (dhṛti) and self-sacrificial guardianship in Jatāyu.