Shloka 3

जटायुनिर्वाणसंस्कारः

Jatayu’s Final Testimony and Funeral Rites

Devanagari script

अयमस्य शरीरेऽस्मिन्प्राणो लक्ष्मण विद्यते।तथा हि स्वरहीनोऽयं विक्लबस्समुदीक्ष्यते।।।।

Transliteration

ayam asya śarīre 'smin prāṇo lakṣmaṇa vidyate |

tathā hi svarahīno 'yaṃ viklabaḥ samudīkṣyate ||

Translation

ดูลักษมณะ ปราณยังดำรงอยู่ในกายของเขา; แต่เขาดูอ่อนแรงและทุกข์ร้อน เสียงของเขาก็แผ่วเบาลงแล้ว

Word by Word

• ayam: this (life-breath)
• ayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• asya: of him/his
• asya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana

• śarīre: in the body
• śarīre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Saptamī, Ekavacana

• asmin: in this
• asmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (agreeing with śarīra), Saptamī, Ekavacana

• prāṇaḥ: life-breath
• prāṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• lakṣmaṇa: O Lakshmana
• lakṣmaṇa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana (vocative/सम्बोधन), Ekavacana

• vidyate: is found/exists
• vidyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vid (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra, Ātmanepada, Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana

• tathā: so/thus
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; manner adverb

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; explanatory particle (हेतु/निश्चय)

• svarahīnaḥ: voiceless/faint-voiced
• svarahīnaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svara + hīna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa = 'devoid of voice'

• ayam: this (bird)
• ayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• viklabaḥ: weak/helpless
• viklabaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viklaba (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• samudīkṣyate: is seen/appears
• samudīkṣyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ud-√īkṣ (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra, Ātmanepada, Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; passive-like sense 'is seen/appears'

Context

O Lakshmana, it appears he is frightened and is experiencing excruciating pain in the body. His voice sounds faint, too.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Jatāyu (implied: the dying bird being observed)

FAQs

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

Dharma is attentive compassion: recognizing suffering promptly and responding with care is part of righteous conduct, especially toward one who has acted nobly.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma points out to Lakṣmaṇa that the wounded Jatāyu is still alive but extremely weakened, setting the stage for Jatāyu’s final testimony and Rāma’s ensuing rites.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s sensitivity and responsibility—he carefully observes the afflicted and prepares to act rightly rather than ignoring a suffering being.