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अरण्यकाण्डम्/सर्गः_६८3.68.p09290–3.68.p09294
अरण्यकाण्डम्/सर्गः_६८3.68.p09290

Sanskrit · 3.68.p09290

श्रीमद्वाल्मीकियरामायणे अरण्यकाण्डे अष्टषष्ठितमः सर्गः ॥३-६८॥ रामः प्रेक्ष्य तु तं गृध्रं भुवि रौद्रेण पातितम्। सौमित्रिं मित्रसम्पन्नमिदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥ १॥

English · Meaning

In the venerable Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, in the Araṇya Kāṇḍa, the sixty-eighth chapter. Rāma, seeing that vulture struck down on the earth by the fierce one, spoke these words to Saumitri, who was rich in friendship:

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अरण्यकाण्डम्/सर्गः_६८3.68.p09291

Sanskrit · 3.68.p09291

ममायं नूनमर्थेषु यतमानो विहंगमः। राक्षसेन हतः संख्ये प्राणांस्त्यजति मत्कृते॥ २॥

English · Meaning

This bird, surely striving in my interests, has been killed by the rākṣasa in battle and is giving up his life for my sake.

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अरण्यकाण्डम्/सर्गः_६८3.68.p09292

Sanskrit · 3.68.p09292

अतिखिन्नः शरीरेऽस्मिन् प्राणो लक्ष्मण विद्यते। तथा स्वरविहीनोऽयं विक्लवं समुदीक्षते॥ ३॥

English · Meaning

O Lakshmana, his life-breath is extremely distressed in this body. Likewise, this one, deprived of his voice, looks around helplessly.

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अरण्यकाण्डम्/सर्गः_६८3.68.p09293

Sanskrit · 3.68.p09293

जटायो यदि शक्नोषि वाक्यं व्याहरितुं पुनः। सीतामाख्याहि भद्रं ते वधमाख्याहि चात्मनः॥ ४॥

English · Meaning

O Jaṭāyu, if you are able to speak a word again, tell me about Sītā. May good befall you; and tell me about your own death.

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अरण्यकाण्डम्/सर्गः_६८3.68.p09294

Sanskrit · 3.68.p09294

किंनिमित्तो जहारार्यां रावणस्तस्य किं मया। अपराधं तु यं दृष्ट्वा रावणेन हृता प्रिया॥ ५॥

English · Meaning

For what reason did Rāvaṇa carry off that noble lady? What offense of mine was it, indeed, seeing which my beloved was carried away by Rāvaṇa?

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