Shloka 4
जटायुरावणयुद्धम्
Jatayu’s Combat with Ravana
तद्बभूवाद्भुतं युद्धं गृध्रराक्षसयोस्तदा।सपक्षयोर्माल्यवतोर्महापर्वतयोरिव।।।।
tad babhūvādbhutaṁ yuddhaṁ gṛdhra-rākṣasayos tadā | sa-pakṣayor mālyavator mahā-parvatayor iva ||
Maka ketika itu, pertempuran antara burung hering dan raksasa menjadi suatu keajaiban—laksana pertembungan dua gunung besar bersayap dari banjaran Mālyavān.
The duel between Ravana and Jatayu looked as though it was a fight between two huge winged mountains of Malyavan range.
FAQs
Dharma can make even an unequal contest glorious: the epic frames righteous resistance as worthy of awe, regardless of the fighter’s status.
The narrator describes the grandeur and intensity of the fight between Jaṭāyu and Rāvaṇa using a mountain-simile.
Heroic dignity in defense of righteousness—Jaṭāyu’s stand elevates the conflict to epic stature.