Shloka 3

जटायुरावणयुद्धम्

Jatayu’s Combat with Ravana

Devanagari script

स सम्प्रहारस्तुमुल स्तयोस्तस्मिन्महावने।बभूव वातोद्धतयोर्मेघयोर्गगने यथा।।।।

Transliteration

sa samprahāras tumulas tayos tasmin mahāvane | babhūva vātoddhatayor meghayor gagane yathā ||

Translation

ในมหาวนกว้างใหญ่ การปะทะของทั้งสองกึกก้องดุเดือด ราวเมฆสองก้อนบนฟ้าถูกลมพายุพัดให้ชนกัน

Word by Word

• saḥ: that
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• samprahāraḥ: clash/fight
• samprahāraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samprahāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tumulaḥ: tumultuous
• tumulaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/qualifier of samprahāraḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tumula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• tayoḥ: of the two
• tayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी, द्विवचन; ‘of the two’

• tasmin: in that
• tasmin: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• mahā-vane: in the great forest
• mahā-vane: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (mahac ca tad vanaṃ)

• babhūva: became/occurred
• babhūva: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• vāta-uddhatayoḥ: of the wind-driven (two)
• vāta-uddhatayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/qualifier of meghayoḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāta (प्रातिपदिक) + uddhata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, द्विवचन; तत्पुरुषः (vātena uddhatayoḥ = wind-driven)

• meghayoḥ: of two clouds
• meghayoḥ: Upamana (उपमान/standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: megha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, द्विवचन

• gagane: in the sky
• gagane: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gagana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• yathā: as
• yathā: Upamana (उपमान-marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (as/like)

Context

The clash between them was tumultuous and it appeared like the clash of two pieces of clouds in the sky raised by stormy winds.

Characters & Entities

• Jaṭāyu
• Rāvaṇa
• Mahāvana (great forest)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

When dharma is defended against adharma, conflict can become immense; the verse frames the struggle as a cosmic-scale confrontation.

What is the narrative situation?

The narration describes the fierce combat between Jaṭāyu and Rāvaṇa after the abduction.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Steadfastness in righteous resistance: the defender does not yield even against overwhelming force.