Canto 3 -
Araṇya-kāṇḍa
Chapter 67: Rāma Meets Jaṭāyu
Text 3.67.28
अयं पितृवयस्यो मे गृध्रराजो जरान्वितः।
शेते विनिहतो भूमौ मम भाग्यविपर्ययात्॥
ayaṁ pitṛ-vayasyo me gṛdhra-rājo jarānvitaḥ
śete vinihato bhūmau mama bhāgya-viparyayāt
ayam = this; pitṛ-vayasyaḥ = a friend of father; me = My; gṛdhra-rājaḥ = king of vultures; jarā-anvitaḥ = old; śete = lies; vinihataḥ = slain; bhūmau = on the ground; mama = My; bhāgya-viparyayāt = by a reversal of fortunes.
By a reversal of My fortunes, this old king of vultures, a friend of My father, lies on the ground, slain.