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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.63.13

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: Jaṭāyu speaks through the blood in his mouth and tells him that Rāvaṇa took Sītā and dealt him his fatal wounds

3.63.13

taṃ dīnadīnayā vācā saphenaṃ rudhiraṃ vaman
abhyabhāṣata pakṣī tu rāmaṃ daśarathātmajam

But the bird, vomiting frothy blood, in a most piteous voice addressed him, Rāma, son of Daśaratha:

Words: taṃ — him; dīnadīnayā — in a most piteous; vācā — voice; saphenaṃ — frothy, with foam; rudhiraṃ — blood; vaman — vomiting; abhyabhāṣata — addressed, spoke to; pakṣī — the bird; tu — but; rāmaṃ — Rāma; daśarathātmajam — son of Daśaratha

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.