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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.13.35

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 13: Jaṭāyu’s offer. Daśaratha’s vulture friend recounts the ancestry of Devas, animals and humankind, identifies his own lineage and offers to guard Sītā

In the sequence: delighted by his recollections of Daśaratha, Rāma embraces and honors him, entrusts Sītā to his protection, and continues toward Pañcavaṭī.

3.13.35

jaṭāyuṣaṃ tu pratipūjya rāghavo mudā pariṣvajya ca saṃnato 'bhavat
pitur hi śuśrāva sakhitvam ātmavāñ jaṭāyuṣā saṃkathitaṃ punaḥ punaḥ

Then Rāghava, honoring Jaṭāyu and embracing him with joy, bowed low; for the self-possessed one heard of his father's friendship, told again and again by Jaṭāyu.

Words: jaṭāyuṣaṃ — Jaṭāyu; tu — then; pratipūjya — having honored; rāghavo — Rāghava; mudā — with joy; pariṣvajya — having embraced; ca — and; saṃnato — bowed low, made obeisance; 'bhavat — became; pitur — of his father; hi — for, indeed; śuśrāva — heard; sakhitvam — friendship; ātmavāñ — the self-possessed one; jaṭāyuṣā — by Jaṭāyu; saṃkathitaṃ — told, related; punaḥ punaḥ — again and again

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.