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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.63.16
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: he identifies the broken chariot and weapons as Rāvaṇa's and recounts how he brought the abductor down → Rāvaṇa then cut his wings and flew away with Sītā; Jaṭāyu begs Rāma not to strike him as well
3.63.16
sītām abhyavapan no 'haṃ rāvaṇaś ca raṇe mayā
vidhvaṃsitarathacchatraḥ pātito dharaṇītale
“I came to Sītā's rescue, and Rāvaṇa, his chariot and parasol shattered by me in battle, was cast down upon the earth.
Words: sītām — Sītā; abhyavapan — coming to the rescue, protecting; no — for us / indeed; 'haṃ — I; rāvaṇaś — Rāvaṇa; ca — and; raṇe — in battle; mayā — by me; vidhvaṃsitarathacchatraḥ — his chariot and parasol shattered; pātito — cast down, felled; dharaṇītale — upon the earth
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.