è¾qva    ¢np¢tt||    B¥maW    ravN|    Bg"vahnm¯    ,
saD¤    sa¢Òv¢t    B¥ta¢n    g¦D#rajmp¥jyn¯    .21.

è¾qva

seing

¢np¢tt|

fallen

B¥maW

on the ground

ravN|

Ravana

Bg"vahnm¯

with broken chariot

saD¤   saD¤   i¢t

saying 'well done, well done'

B¥ta¢n

all beings

g¦D#raj|

king of vultures

Ap¥jyn¯

applauded

21.All   the   beings   seeing   Ravana   fallen   on   the   ground   with   the   chariot
broken   applauded   Jatayu   saying   'well   done,   well   done'.

p¢r½aÓt|    t¤    t|    è¾qva    jrya    p¢Xy¥Tpm¯    ,
uÏppat    p¤nrq¶¾aE    mW¢Tl£|    g¦/    ravN:    .22.

p¢r½aÓt|

exhausted

t¤

therefore

t|

him

è¾qva

seeing

jrya	due to old age

p¢Xy¥Tpm¯

king of feathered kingdom

uÏppat

arose

p¤n:

again

¶¾:

rejoiced

mW¢Tl£|

Sita

g¦/

clasping

ravN:

Ravana

22.Ravana   rejoiced   at   seeing   Jatayu   exhausted   due   to   old   age,   rose   again
clasping   Sita.

t|    p#¶¾|    ¢nDayaHqkE    gÅCÓt|    jnkaÏmjam¯    ,
g¦D#rajÞsm¤ÏpÏy    sm¢Bd#[Ïy    ravNm¯    .
smavayI    mhatEja    jzay¤¢rdmb#v£t¯    .23.

t|

that

p#¶¾|

highly rejoiced

¢nDay

clasping

AHqkE

on the lap

gÅCÓt|

on the move

jnkaÏmjam¯

Sita

g¦D#raj:

king of vultures

sm¤ÏpÏy

rising up

sm¢Bd#[Ïy

rushed towards

ravNm¯

Ravana

smavayI

intercepting

mhatEja:

with great energy

jzay¤:

Jatayu

id|	the following words

Ab#v£t¯

spoke

23.Jatayu   rising   up   to   intercept   the   highly   rejoiced   Ravana   on   the   move
with   Sita   on   his   lap,   said   the   following   words.

vj#s|ÞpSIbaNÞy    BayaI|    ramÞy    ravN    ,
AÚpb¤¼E    hrÞyEna|    vDay    Kl¤    rXsam¯    .24.

vj#s|ÞpSIbaNÞy

with arrows like thunderbolt

BayaI|

wife

ramÞy

of Rama

ravN

Ravana

AÚpb¤¼E

of little understanding

hr¢s	you are abducting

ena|

her

vDay   Kl¤

for the destruction

rXsam¯

of the ogres

24.Jatayu   told   Ravana   that   he   is   abducting   Rama's   wife   Sita   for   the
destruction   of   the   ogres.

s¢mæObÓD¤ÞsamaÏyÞsblÞsp¢rÅCd:    ,
¢vxpan|    ¢pbÞyEt¢Ïppa¢st    ivaEdkm¯    .25.

s¢mæObÓD¤:

with friends and relatives

samaÏy:

with ministers

sbl:

with army

sp¢rÅCd:

with retinue

¢vxpan|

poisoned drink

¢pb¢s

you are drinking

ett¯

like this

¢ppa¢st:

thirsty

iv

like

udkm¯

drink water

25.Jatayu   told   Ravana   that   he   was   drinking   poisoned   drink   with   his   friends,
relatives,   ministers,   army   and   retinue   like   one   drinks   water   when   thirsty

An¤bÓDmjanÓt:    kmINam¢vcXNa:    ,
S£G#mEv    ¢vnÜy¢Ót    yTa    Ïv|    ¢vn¢SÝy¢s    .26.

An¤bÓD|

the result

AjanÓt:

not knowing

kmINa|

of their acts

A¢vcXNa:

unwise men

S£G#|   ev

very soon

¢vnÜy¢Ót

perish

yTa

similarly

Ïv|

you

¢vn¢SÝy¢s

will perish

26.Jatayu   told   Ravana   that   not   knowing   the   result   of   their   acts   unwisemen
perish   very   soon   as   he   was   going   to   perish.

b¼ÞÏv|    kalpaSEn    Àv    gtÞtÞy    maEßysE    ,
vDay    b¢fS|    g¦/    sa¢mx|    jljaE    yTa    .27.

b¼:

caught

Ïv|

you

kalpaSEn

by the noose of death

Àv   gt:

where can you go

tÞy

from that

maEßysE

will escape

vDay

for dying

b¢fS|

the hook

g¦/

catching

sa¢mx|

with bait

jlj:   yTa

like the fish

27.Jatayu   asked   Ravana   where   he   can   go   caught   by   the   noose   of   death   to
escape   from   it   like   the   fish   which   caught   the   hook   with   the   bait?

n    ¢h    jat¤    ѤraDxa©I    kak[t¯ÞTaW    tv    ravN    ,
DxIN|    ca½mÞyaÞy    X¢mÝyEtE    t¤    raGvaW    .28.

n

not

¢h   jat¤

never

ѤraDxa©I

hard to be won over

kak[t¯ÞTaW

the two scions of kakustha dynasty

tv

your

ravN

Ravana

DxIN|

violation

c   Aa½mÞy

of the hermitage also

AÞy

this

X¢mÝyEtE

will pardon

t¤   raGvaW

Rama and Lakshmana

28.Jatayu   told   Ravana   that   Rama   and   Lakshmana   who   are   hard   to   be   won
will   never   pardon   his   violation   of   the   hermitage.

yTa    Ïvya    k]t|    kmI    B£âNa    laEkgrq¢htm¯    ,
tÞkrac¢rtaE    maga©I    nWx    v£r¢nxE¢vt:    .29.

yTa	the way in which

Ïvya

by you

k]t|

was done

kmI

act

B£âNa

by a coward

laEkgrq¢htm¯

denounced y the world

tÞkrac¢rt:

is adopted by thieves

magI:

the way

n

not

ex:

this

v£r¢nxE¢vt:

way followed by heroes

29.Jatayu   told   Ravana   that   the   way   in   which   the   act   was   doen   by   him   will
be   denounced   by   the   world   since   the   cowardly   way   chosen   by   him   is
adopted   by   thieves   and   not   by   heroes.

y¤ÒyÞv    y¢d    S¥raE{¢s    m¤h\tI|    ¢t¿    ravN    .30.
S¢yÝysE    htaE    B¥maW    yTa    B#ata    KrÞtTa    .31.

y¤ÒyÞv

fight

y¢d

in case

S¥r:

a hero

A¢s

you are

m¤h\tI|

for a while

¢t¿

wait

ravN

Ravana

S¢yÝysE

will have a long sleep

ht:

killed

B¥maW

on the ground

yTa

like

B#ata

brother

Kr:

Khara

tTa

similarly

30,31.Jatayu   told   Ravana   to   wait   a   while   and   fight   if   he   were   a   hero   and
killed   by   Jatayu   will   have   a   long   sleep   on   the   ground   like   his   brother   Khara.