जटायु

{ jaṭāyuḥ, jaṭāyu }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

JAṬĀYU   A bird famous in the Purāṇas.
1) Genealogy.
Descended from Viṣṇu as follows, Brahmā--Marīci--Kaśyapa--Aruṇa--Jaṭāyu.
2) Birth.
Two sons called Sampāti and Jaṭāyu were born to Aruṇa. Their mother, a bird, was Śyenī. Śyenī, wife of Aruṇa, delivered two children, Sampāti and the great Jaṭāyu [Ādi Parva, Chapter 66, Verse 71] . “Know that I am the son of Aruṇa and Sampāti is my elder brother. My name is Jaṭāyu, and I am the son of Śyenī.” (Vālmīki Rāmāyana, Canto 14, Verse 32). But, according to Kamba Rāmāyaṇa, the name of the mother of Sampāti and Jaṭāyu was Mahāśvetā. [Kiṣkindhā Kāṇḍa] . Perhaps, Śyenī was also known as Mahāśvetā.
3) Jaṭāyu flies towards Sūrya.
Sampāti and Jaṭāyu, once under a bet flew up towards the sun. Jaṭāyu outflew Sampāti, and in the exuberance of youth entered Sūrya's orbit at noon time with the result that, due to the excessive heat his wings were scorched. At this Sampāti, to save his brother, flew up higher than Jaṭāyu and spread out his wings like an umbrella over Jaṭāyu with the result that Sampāti's wings were burnt, and he fell down somewhere on the Vindhya mountains. He spent the rest of his life under the protection of a sage called Niśākara who was performing penance on the mountains. After their tragic meeting in Sūryamaṇḍala Sampāti and Jaṭāyu never again met in their life. [Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Kiṣkindhā Kāṇḍa, Chapter 58] ; [Kamba Rāmāyaṇa, Kiṣkindhā Kāṇḍa] .
4) Fought with Rāvaṇa.
Jaṭāyu clashed with Rāvaṇa, who was carrying away Sītādevī in his vimāna, and in the fierce fight that they fought in the air, Rāvaṇa cut off Jaṭāyu's wings and thus felled him on the earth, almost dead. [Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Araṇya Kāṇḍa, Chapter 51] .
5) Death.
Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa during their search in the forest for Sītā came upon Jaṭāyu lying without wings almost dead and reciting Rāma's name. Jaṭāyu described to Rāma how Rāvaṇa had carried away Sītā and how he had tried to stop him and fought with him. After giving this account he died. Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa lit a fire and cremated Jaṭāyu. The great bird's soul attained salvation. [Kamba Rāmāyaṇa] .

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

 noun  रामायण में वर्णित एक गिद्ध जिसने सीताजी को बचाने के लिए रावण से युद्ध किया था   Ex. माँ जानकी का करुण क्रंदन सुनकर जटायु रावण पर टूट पड़ा ।

ONTOLOGY:

पौराणिक जीव (Mythological Character) ➜ जन्तु (Fauna) ➜ सजीव (Animate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

SYNONYM:

जटाऊ

Wordnet:

ben জটায়ু

guj જટાયુ

kan ಜಠಾಯು

kas جَٹایوٗ

kok जटायू

mal ജഡായു

ori ଜଟାୟୁ

pan ਜਟਾਊ

san जटायुः

tam ஜடாயு

tel గరుత్మంతుడు

urd جٹایو , جٹاؤو

A dictionary, Marathi and English

   jaṭāyu m S A fabulous bird recorded in the रामायण.

महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश

  पु. रामायणांतील एक गृध्र राजा . [ सं . ]

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

जटायु  m.  m. N. of the king of vultures (son of अरुण and श्येनी, [MBh.]; son of गरुड, [R.]; younger brother of सम्पाति; promising his aid to राम, out of regard for his father दश-रथ, but defeated and mortally wounded by रावण on attempting to rescue सीता), [MBh. i, 2634; iii, 16043ff. and 16242ff]; [R. i, iii f.]
    N. of a mountain, [VāyuP. i, 23, 176]
   bdellium, [L.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

जटायुः [jaṭāyuḥ] जटायुस् [jaṭāyus]   जटायुस् m. A son of Śyeni and Aruṇa, a semi divine bird [ He was a great friend of Daśaratha. He once saved his life while he was thrown down along with his car by Saturn against whom he had proceeded when a drought, said to be caused by the planet, well-nigh devastated the earth. While Rāvaṇa was carrying away Sītā, Jaṭāyu heard her cries in the chariot and fought most desperately with the formidable giant to rescue her from his grasp. But he was mortally wounded, and remained in that state till Rāma passed by that place in the course of his search after Sītā. The kind-hearted bird told Rāma that his wife had been carried away by Rāvaṇa and then breathed his last. His funeral rites were duly performed by Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa.]

Shabda-Sagara

जटायु  m.  ( -युः)
   1. A fabulous bird, the son of ARUNA, killed by RAVANA.
   2. Bdellium.
    E. जटा accumulation, आयु or आयुस् life; long-lived; hence also जटायुस् m. (-युः) जटां याति या-कु-जटा-ऊर्णा युच् वा, जट संहतौ अच्, जटं संहतम् आयुः अस्य वा .

ROOTS:

जटा आयु आयुस् जटायुस् (-युः) जटां याति या-कु-जटा-ऊर्णा युच् वा जट संहतौ अच् जटं संहतम् आयुः अस्य वा .