The noble bird his glances bent
On Ráma as he made lament,
And in low accents faint and weak
With anguish thus began to speak:
“Fierce Rávaṇ, king of giant race,
Stole Sítá from thy dwelling-place.
In plain words: Jatayu looks at the grieving Rama and, in a weak voice, says that Ravana, king of the demons, stole Sita from Rama's home.