Shloka 8

Devanagari script

तमुद्वीक्ष्याथ दीनात्मा विलपन्तमनन्तरम्।वाचातिसन्नया रामं जटायुरिदमब्रवीत्।।।।

Transliteration

tam udvīkṣyātha dīnātmā vilapantam anantaram |

vācātisannayā rāmaṃ jaṭāyur idam abravīt ||

Translation

见罗摩不住哀号，悲苦的阇陀由抬眼望去，以渐趋微弱的声音对他说了这些话。

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन; ‘him’ (Rāma)

• उद्वीक्ष्य: having looked at
• उद्वीक्ष्य: Pūrvakāla (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (gerund), ‘having looked at/seen’

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर-क्रमबोधक अव्यय (then)

• दीनात्मा: the distressed one
• दीनात्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीन + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/कर्ता), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘wretched-souled’

• विलपन्तम्: wailing
• विलपन्तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण to object)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-लप् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; qualifying तम्

• अनन्तरम्: continually/immediately
• अनन्तरम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण; ‘immediately/without pause’

• वाचा: with (a) voice
• वाचा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3/करण), एकवचन

• अतिसन्नया: very faint
• अतिसन्नया: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति + सन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; adjective to वाचा; ‘very faint’

• रामम्: Rāma
• रामम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन

• जटायुः: Jatāyu
• जटायुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जटायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/कर्ता), एकवचन

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन; ‘this (speech)’

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (भूत/Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Context

O father ! how powerful is that demon ? How does he look?What work does he do? Where does he dwell? Do answer my questions?

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Jaṭāyu

FAQs

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

Even in suffering, a righteous witness speaks truth for the sake of justice; Jaṭāyu’s last effort is to report faithfully, aiding the dharmic cause.

What is the narrative situation?

Jaṭāyu, near death, responds to Rāma’s grief and prepares to disclose what he saw about Sītā’s abduction.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Jaṭāyu’s courage and duty-bound truthfulness despite physical collapse.