Shloka 23
जटायुरावणयुद्धम्
Jatayu’s Combat with Ravana
तं प्रहृष्टं निधायाङ्के गच्छन्तं जनकात्मजाम्।गृध्रराजस्समुत्पत्य समभिद्रुत्य रावणम्।।।।समावार्य महातेजा जटायुरिदमब्रवीत्।
taṁ prahṛṣṭaṁ nidhāyāṅke gacchantaṁ janakātmajām | gṛdhrarājas samutpatya samabhidrutya rāvaṇam || samāvārya mahātejā jaṭāyur idam abravīt |
तं प्रहृष्टं रावणं जनकात्मजामङ्के निधाय गच्छन्तं दृष्ट्वा गृध्रराजो महातेजा जटायुः समुत्पत्य वेगेनाभिद्रुत्य तस्य मार्गं समावार्येदं वचनमब्रवीत्।
Seeing Sita, Janaka's daughter, happily carried away into the sky by Ravana on his lap. Jatayu, the mighty king of vultures chased him, and obstructing his path said :
FAQs
Dharma includes moral intervention: one must not only fight injustice but also warn and restrain the wrongdoer.
Rāvaṇa resumes flight with Sītā; Jatāyu pursues, blocks him, and begins to address him.
Moral courage—the readiness to confront and correct wrongdoing.