t|    SÖdmvs¤çOÞt¤    jzay¤r¢p    S¤½¤vE    ,
¢nrWXt    c    vWdEh£|    ravN|    c    ddSI    h    .1.

t|   SÖd|

that sound

Avs¤çO:

sleeping

t¤

in this

jzay¤:

Jatayu

A¢p

though

S¤½¤vE

heard

¢nrWXt

saw

c

also

vWdEh£|

Sita

ravN|   c

and Ravana

ddSI

saw

h

a pity

1.Jatayu   even   though   asleep,   heard   the   noise   and   saw   Sita   and   Ravana.

tt:    pvItk\zaBÞt£ßNt¤Îf:    KgaEäOm:    ,
vnÞp¢tgt:    ½£man¯    Ûyajhar    S¤Ba|    ¢grm¯    .2.

tt:

then

pvItk\zaB:

like a moutain

t£ßNt¤Îf:

with sharp beak

KgaEäOm:

foremost of birds

vnÞp¢tgt:

sitting on the tree

½£man¯

blessed

Ûyajhar

addressed

S¤Ba|   ¢grm¯

the following wholesome words

2.Then   the   blessed   Jatayu   the   foremost   of   birds   looking   like   a   mountain,
with   a   sharp   beak   and   sitting   on   the   tree   addressed   the   following
wholesome   words.

dSg#£v    ¢ÞTtaE    Dm©I    p¤raNE    sÏys|½y:    ,
jzay¤naIm    naØna{h|    g¦D#rajaE    mhabl:    .3.

dSg#£v

with ten heads

¢ÞTt:

devoted

Dm©I	to code of virtue

p¤raNE

eternal

sÏys|½y:

true to my promise

jzay¤:   nam   naØna   Ah|

I am Jatayu by name

g¦D#raj:

king of vultures

mhabl:

with great might

3.Jatayua   told   Ravana   that   he   was   Jatayu,   the   king   of   vultures,   with   great
might,   true   to   his   word   and   devoted   to   the   eternal   code   of   virtue.

raja    svIÞy    laEkÞy    mhEÓd#vâNaEpm:    ,
laEkana|    c    ¢htE    y¤³aE    ramaE    dSrTaÏmj:    .4.

raja

king

svIÞy

of all

laEkÞy

of the globe

mhEÓd#vâNaEpm:

equal to Indra abd Varuna

laEkana|

of all beings

c   ¢htE

the welfare only

y¤³:

devoted

ram:

Rama

dSrTaÏmj:

Dasaratha's son

4.Jatayu   told   Ravana   that   Rama,   son   of   Dasaratha,   was   the   king   of   the
globe   ,   equal   to   Indra   and   Varuna   and   devoted   to   the   welfare   of   all   beings.

tÞyWxa    laEknaTÞy    DmIpÏn£    yS¢Þvn£    ,
s£ta    nam    vraraEha    ya|    Ïv|    ht¤I¢mhEÅC¢s    .5.

tÞy

that

exa

she

laEknaTÞy

ruler of the world's

DmIpÏn£

lawful wife

yS¢Þvn£

famous

s£ta   nam

Sita by name

vraraEha

with excellent limbs

ya|

whom

Ïv|

you

ht¤I|

to abduct

ih

now

iÅC¢s

desire

5.Jatayu   told   Ravana   that   the   lady   with   excellent   limbs   whom   he   desired
to   abduct   is   the   lawful   wife   of   Rama,   Sita   by   name.

kT|    raja    ¢ÞTtaE    Dm©I    prdaran¯    pram¦SEt¯    ,
rXN£ya    ¢vSExEN    rajdara    mhabl    .6.

kT|

how

raja

king

¢ÞTt:   Dm©I

devoted to virtue

prdaran¯

other's wives

pram¦SEt¯

will touch

rXN£ya:

have to be protected

¢vSExEN

in a special degree

rajdara:

kings' wives

mhabl

of great might

7.Jatayu   asked   Ravana   how   can   a   king   devoted   to   virtue   touch   another's
wife?   He   further   said   that   the   wives   of   kings   have   to   be   protected   in   a
special   degree.

¢nvtIy    m¢t|    n£ca|    prdara¢BmSInat¯    ,
n    tt¯    smacrE¼£raE    yt¯    praE{Þy    ¢vgrqhyEt¯    .
yTa{{ÏmnÞtTaÓyExa|    dara    rßya    ¢vmSIta    .7.

¢nvtIy

please correct

m¢t|   n£ca|

your evil mind

prdara¢BmSInat¯

from touching other man's wife

n

not

tt¯

that

smacrEt¯

will do

D£r:	a wise man

yt¯

which

pr:

another

AÞy

his

¢vgrqhyEt¯

may revile

yTa

like

AaÏmn:

one's own

tTa

similarly

AÓyExa|

others'

dara:

wives

rßya:

are to be protected

¢vmSIta

knowing what is good and what is bad

7.Jatayu   told   Ravana   to   correct   his   evil   mind   from   touching   another's
wife.   He   said   that   a   wise   man   will   not   do   an   act   on   account   of   which
another   may   revile   and   that   he   must   protect   other's   wives   like   his   own
wife.

ATI|    va    y¢d    va    kam|    ¢S¾a:    SaÞæOEÝvnagtm¯    ,
ÛyvÞyÓÏyn¤rajan|    DmI|    paWlÞÏynÓdn    .8.

ATI|   va

or wealth

y¢d

in case

va   kam|

or sensuous enjoyment

¢S¾a:

cultured persons

SaÞæOEx¤

in the scriptures

Anagtm¯

not sanctioned

ÛyvÞy¢Ót

explain in detail

An¤rajan|

to king

DmI|	the virtue

paWlÞÏynÓdn

delight of Pulastya's dynasty

8.Jatayau   told   Ravana   that   a   cultured   person   will   explain   in   detail   about
pursuing   wealth,   sensuous   pleasure   or   virtue   which   are   not   included   in   the
scriptures.

raja    DmIà    kamà    d#ÛyaNa|    caEäOmaE    ¢n¢D:    ,
DmI:    S¤B|    va    pap|    va    rajm¥l|    p#vtItE    .9.

raja

king

DmI:

virtue

c

also

kam:   c

and sensuos enjoyment

d#ÛyaNa|

of riches

c

also

uäOm:

excellent

¢n¢D:

repository

DmI:

virtue

S¤B|   va

or right conduct

pap|   va

or sin

rajm¥l|

root in the king

p#vtItE

happens in the world

9.Jatayu   told   Ravana   that   the   king   embodies   virtue   and   sensuous
enjoyment   and   is   the   repository   of   riches,   in   that   virtue,   right   conduct   or
sin   has   its   roots   in   the   king.

papÞvBavàpl:    kT|    Ïv|    rXsa|    vr    ,
eEáyIm¢Bs|p#açOaE    ¢vman¢mv    ѤÝk]¢t:    .10.

papÞvBav:

of sinful disposition

cpl:	fickle minded

kT|

how

Ïv|

you

rXsa|   vr

best among ogres

eEáyI|

lordship

A¢Bs|p#açO:

did stumble upon

¢vman|

aerial car

iv

like

ѤÝk]¢t:

of sinful deeds

10.Jatayu   asked   Ravana   how   did   he   stumble   on   the   leadership   with   a
sinful   disposition   and   fickle   mind   like   a   man   of   sinful   deeds   come   upon
an   aerial   car?