Shloka 39
जटायुरावणयुद्धम्
Jatayu’s Combat with Ravana
सञ्छिन्नबाहोस्सद्यैव बाहवस्सहसाभवन्।।।।विषज्वालावलीयुक्ता वल्मीकादिव पन्नगाः।
sañchinna-bāhoḥ sadyaiva bāhavaḥ sahasābhavan | viṣa-jvālā-valī-yuktā valmīkād iva pannagāḥ ||
แม้แขนจะถูกตัดขาด แต่แขนใหม่ก็ผุดขึ้นทันทีอย่างฉับพลัน—ดุจงูที่เลื้อยโผล่จากจอมปลวก ห้อมล้อมด้วยพิษและความร้อนดั่งเปลวไฟ
As the left arms were cut off, there came out from them all the ten arms instantaneously like serpents emitting poisonous flames from anthills
FAQs
It underscores that power without righteousness can be terrifying; dharma is not measured by supernatural strength but by moral purpose.
After Jaṭāyu severs Rāvaṇa’s arms, they rapidly reappear, described with ominous serpent-and-poison imagery.
Jaṭāyu’s persistence is highlighted indirectly—he faces an enemy whose might renews itself.