Shloka 25
जटायुवृत्तान्तः
Jatāyu’s Testimony and Rāma’s Grief
सम्पूर्णमपि चेदद्य प्रविशेयं महोदधिम्।सोऽपि नूनं ममालक्ष्म्या विशुष्येत्सरितांपतिः।।।।
sampūrṇam api ced adya praviśeyaṃ mahodadhim |
so 'pi nūnaṃ mamālakṣmyā viśuṣyet saritāṃ patiḥ ||
“ഇന്ന് നിറഞ്ഞുകിടക്കുന്ന മഹാസമുദ്രത്തിലേക്കു ഞാൻ പ്രവേശിച്ചാലും, എന്റെ അലക്ഷ്മിയാൽ നദികളുടെ അധിപനായ ആ സമുദ്രം പോലും തീർച്ചയായും വറ്റിപ്പോകും.”
Now if I enter even the great sea, the lord of the rivers filled with water, it will also dry up due to my misfortune.
FAQs
The verse frames suffering without blaming others: dharmic speech can use metaphor to express grief while remaining anchored in truth and responsibility.
Rāma continues lamenting, describing his misfortune as so intense it could ‘dry up’ even the ocean.
Rāma’s depth of feeling and sincerity (ārjava), expressing grief in a controlled, communicative way to his companion.