Araṇya Kāṇḍa 63: Discovery of the wounded Jaṭāyu · 3.63.2 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.63.1

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 63: Discovery of the wounded Jaṭāyu. Rāma mistakes him for Sītā’s killer, Jaṭāyu names Rāvaṇa and explains the wreckage, the brothers embrace him

In the sequence: Rāma accepts Lakṣmaṇa's advice, controls his anger, and asks what they should do next

3.63.1

pūrvajo 'py uktamātras tu lakṣmaṇena subhāṣitam
sāragrāhī mahāsāraṃ pratijagrāha rāghavaḥ

As soon as it was spoken by Lakṣmaṇa, the elder brother Rāghava, who grasps the essence, accepted the well-spoken counsel of great substance.

Words: pūrvajo — the elder-born, elder brother; 'py — also, even; uktamātras — merely spoken, no sooner uttered; tu — but; lakṣmaṇena — by Lakṣmaṇa; subhāṣitam — the well-spoken (counsel); sāragrāhī — grasper of the essence; mahāsāraṃ — of great substance; pratijagrāha — accepted, took up; rāghavaḥ — Rāghava

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.