Shloka 14

त्रिजटास्वप्नवर्णनम्

Trijata’s Dream-Omens and the Rakshasis’ Reversal

Devanagari script

ततस्तस्य नगस्याग्रे ह्याकाशस्थस्य दन्तिनः।।5.27.14।।भर्त्रा परिगृहीतस्य जानकी स्कन्धमाश्रिता।

Transliteration

tatastasya nagasyāgre hyākāśasthasya dantinaḥ |

bhartrā parigṛhītasya jānakī skandham āśritā ||5.27.14||

Translation

Dann, vor jenem Berg, nahm Jānakī auf der Schulter des im Himmel schwebenden Elefanten Platz, den ihr Gemahl festhielt und stützte.

Word by Word

• bhartuḥ: of (her) husband
• bhartuḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th), Ekavacana

• aṅkāt: from the lap
• aṅkāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Pañcamī vibhakti (5th/पञ्चमी), Ekavacana; अपादानम् (source)

• samutpatya: having sprung up
• samutpatya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ud-√pat (धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: Absolutive (ल्यपन्त) ‘having sprung up’

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; sequence adverb

• kamala-locanā: lotus-eyed (lady)
• kamala-locanā: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kamala (प्रातिपदिक) + locana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; बहुव्रीहि ‘she whose eyes are like lotuses’ (epithet of Sita)

• candra-sūryau: the moon and the sun
• candra-sūryau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candra (प्रातिपदिक) + sūrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Dvivacana; object of dṛṣṭā

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Kartā (कर्ता) (in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tṛtīyā (3rd), Ekavacana; passive agent marker

• dṛṣṭā: was seen
• dṛṣṭā: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘was seen’ (agreeing with kamalalocanā as subject in passive)

• pāṇinā: with the hand
• pāṇinā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd), Ekavacana; करणम्

• parimārjatī: wiping/caressing
• parimārjatī: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-√mṛj (धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त (present active participle) ‘wiping/caressing’

Context

"Then I saw the lotus-eyed Sita springing up from the lap of her husband and playfully caressing the Moon and Sun with her palms.

Characters & Entities

• Jānakī (Sītā)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

The verse suggests dharmic protection: the husband’s supportive hold implies responsibility and guardianship, a key facet of household and royal dharma.

What is the narrative situation?

In the dream-vision, Sītā is depicted being supported by her husband and placed upon a sky-moving elephant near a mountain.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Protective duty and steadiness: the husband’s act of holding/supporting signifies responsible strength guided by care.