Our misery and deep despair.”

He ceased: the feathered monarch heard,

His heart with ruth and wonder stirred:

“Whose is that voice,” the vulture cried,

“That tells me how Jaṭáyus died,

And shakes my inmost soul with woe

For a loved brother's overthrow?

After long days at length I hear

The glorious name of one so dear.

Once more, O Vánar chieftains, tell