Canto 3 -
Araṇya-kāṇḍa
Chapter 14: Śrī Rāma Meets Jaṭāyu
Text 3.14.1
अथ पञ्चवटीं गच्छन्नन्तरा रघुनन्दनः।
आससाद महाकायं गृध्रं भीमपराक्रमम्॥
atha pañcavaṭīṁ gacchann antarā raghu-nandanaḥ
āsasāda mahā-kāyaṁ gṛdhraṁ bhīma-parākramam
atha pañcavaṭīm = to Pañcavaṭī; gacchan = while going; antarā raghu-nandanaḥ = the beloved descendant of Raghu; āsasāda = met; mahā-kāyam = a large-bodied; gṛdhram = vulture; bhīma-parākramam = of terrible prowess.
While going to Pañcavaṭī, the beloved descendant of Raghu met a large-bodied vulture of terrible prowess.
This chapter describes [Rāma’s] meeting with the king of vultures.