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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.64.4

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 64: Rāma performs Jaṭāyu’s funeral. Jaṭāyu reports the southward flight and dies, Rāma cremates him as kin, offers deer meat and gives water in the Godāvarī

In the sequence: Seeing that Jaṭāyu is still breathing, Rāma asks him to speak once more if he can

3.64.4

jaṭāyo yadi śaknoṣi vākyaṃ vyāharituṃ punaḥ
sītām ākhyāhi bhadraṃ te vadham ākhyāhi cātmanaḥ

Jaṭāyu, if you are able to utter a word once more, tell me of Sītā — blessings on you — and tell of your own slaying.

Words: jaṭāyo — O Jaṭāyu; yadi — if; śaknoṣi — you are able; vākyaṃ — a word, speech; vyāharituṃ — to utter; punaḥ — again; sītām — of Sītā; ākhyāhi — tell, declare; bhadraṃ te — blessings on you (may it be well with you); vadham — the slaying; ākhyāhi — tell; cātmanaḥ — and of yourself

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.