Shloka 26

जटायुनिर्वाणसंस्कारः

Jatayu’s Final Testimony and Funeral Rites

Devanagari script

राजा दशरथश्श्रीमान्यथा मम महायशाः।।।।पूजनीयश्च मान्यश्च तथाऽयं पतगेश्वरः।

Transliteration

rājā daśarathaḥ śrīmān yathā mama mahāyaśāḥ |

pūjanīyaś ca mānyaś ca tathā ’yaṃ patageśvaraḥ ||

Translation

ดังที่พระราชาทศรถผู้รุ่งเรืองและทรงเกียรติ เป็นผู้ควรแก่การสักการะและเคารพสำหรับเรา—ฉันใด เจ้าแห่งปักษานี้ก็ฉันนั้น

Word by Word

• rājā: king
• rājā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• daśarathaḥ: Dasaratha
• daśarathaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśaratha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; apposition to ‘rājā’

• śrīmān: prosperous/glorious
• śrīmān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrīmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण of ‘daśarathaḥ’

• yathā: as
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Comparative conjunction): ‘as’

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• mahāyaśāḥ: greatly renowned
• mahāyaśāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā-yaśas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय: ‘महच्च तत् यशः’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण of ‘daśarathaḥ’

• pūjanīyaḥ: worthy of reverence
• pūjanīyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūj (धातु) + anīya (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (अनिय/अनीयर्-भाव): ‘to be worshipped’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण of ‘ayam patageśvaraḥ’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Conjunction)

• mānyaḥ: worthy of honor
• mānyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mānya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण of ‘ayam patageśvaraḥ’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Conjunction)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb): ‘so/in the same way’

• ayam: this (one)
• ayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• pataga-īśvaraḥ: lord of birds
• pataga-īśvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pataga (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: ‘पतगानाम् ईश्वरः’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Context

This lord of the birds for me is as worthy of reverence and honour as the famous and prosperous king Dasaratha.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Daśaratha
• Jaṭāyu (patageśvara)

FAQs

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

Honor based on virtue and relationship, not species: Rāma places Jaṭāyu on the level of his own father in reverence, affirming dharma as recognition of moral worth.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma elevates Jaṭāyu’s status in his heart, declaring him worthy of the same honor he would give King Daśaratha.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s reverence and fidelity to truth—publicly acknowledging a benefactor’s greatness.