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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.63.19

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: recognizing the source of the wreckage and hearing news of Sītā, the brothers embrace Jaṭāyu and weep

3.63.19

rāmas tasya tu vijñāya sītāsaktāṃ priyāṃ kathām
gṛdhrarājaṃ pariṣvajya ruroda sahalakṣmaṇaḥ

But Rāma, learning from him the welcome tidings that touched upon Sītā, embraced the king of vultures and wept, together with Lakṣmaṇa.

Words: rāmas — Rāma; tasya — from him, his; tu — but; vijñāya — having learned, understood; sītāsaktāṃ — touching upon Sītā, concerning Sītā; priyāṃ — welcome, dear; kathām — tidings, account; gṛdhrarājaṃ — the king of vultures; pariṣvajya — having embraced; ruroda — wept; sahalakṣmaṇaḥ — together with Lakṣmaṇa

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.