Shloka 28

त्रिजटास्वप्नवर्णनम्

Trijata’s Dream-Omens and the Rakshasis’ Reversal

Devanagari script

कण्ठे बद्ध्वा दशग्रीवं प्रमदा रक्तवासिनी।।5.27.28।।

काली कर्दमलिप्ताङ्गी दिशं याम्यां प्रकर्षति।

Transliteration

kaṇṭhe baddhvā daśagrīvaṁ pramadā raktavāsinī ||5.27.28||

kālī kardamaliptāṅgī diśaṁ yāmyāṁ prakarṣati |

Translation

Eine Frau, in Rot gekleidet, dunkel von Gestalt und mit Schlamm beschmierten Gliedern, band Daśagrīva am Hals und schleifte ihn nach Süden, in das Reich Yamas.

Word by Word

• apagacchata: go away
• apagacchata: Kriya (क्रिया/command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: apa-√gam (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• naśyadhvam: perish / be destroyed
• naśyadhvam: Kriya (क्रिया/command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √naś (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative) अथवा लृट्/लट्-रूपेण आज्ञार्थ (contextual command), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद

• sītām: Sita
• sītām: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• āpnoti: obtains / will secure
• āpnoti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√āp (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• rāghavaḥ: Raghava (Rama)
• rāghavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ghātayet: would kill / might cause to be slain
• ghātayet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √han (धातु) (causative: ghātay-)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative/Potential), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; हेतुमति (causative)

• parama-amarṣī: extremely enraged
• parama-amarṣī: Visheshana (विशेषण of rāghavaḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + amarṣin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय: ‘परमः अमर्षी’ (extremely wrathful); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (qualifying rāghavaḥ)

• yuṣmān: you (all)
• yuṣmān: Karma (कर्म/Object of ghātayet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम (2nd person pronoun), द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• sārtham: together
• sārtham: Sahakari (सहकारी/Accompaniment marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārtha (अव्ययवत्)
• Form: सह-अर्थे अव्यय (adverbial: together/along with)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: indeed/for)

• rākṣasaiḥ: with the demons
• rākṣasaiḥ: Sahakari (सहकारी/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

Context

A dark woman clad in red, body smeared with wet mud was seen dragging the ten-necked Ravana by his neck towards the abode of Yama in the southerly direction.

Characters & Entities

• Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa)
• Yama (implied by yāmyā diś)
• southern quarter (dakṣiṇā/yāmyā diś)

FAQs

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

Dharma asserts moral accountability: wrongdoing draws one toward punishment (symbolized by Yama’s direction). The verse dramatizes inevitable consequence for violating righteousness.

What is the narrative situation?

A dream-figure drags Rāvaṇa toward the south, functioning as an omen that death and judgment are approaching him.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Faith in satya: Trijaṭā’s vision supports confidence that truth will prevail and injustice will be requited.