जटायुरावणयुद्धम्
Jatayu’s Combat with Ravana
स तानि शरवर्षाणि पक्षाभ्यां च विधूयच।चरणाभ्यां महातेजा बभञ्जास्य महद्धनुः।।।।
sa tāni śara-varṣāṇi pakṣābhyāṁ ca vidhūya ca |
caraṇābhyāṁ mahā-tejā babhañjāsya mahad dhanuḥ ||
Ngài dùng đôi cánh giũ sạch những trận mưa tên ấy; rồi bậc đại uy lực lấy đôi chân bẻ gãy cây cung lớn của Rāvaṇa.
Powerful Jatayu scattered the shower of arrows with his wings and broke down the great bow with his claws.
Dharma includes decisive action: defending the innocent may require neutralizing the aggressor’s capacity to harm.
Jatāyu withstands the arrow barrage and again destroys Rāvaṇa’s bow to stop the abduction.
Protective bravery (rakṣaṇa-vīrya): courage expressed as shielding another from injustice.