Shloka 39

त्रिजटास्वप्नवर्णनम्

Trijata’s Dream-Omens and the Rakshasis’ Reversal

Devanagari script

अपगच्छत नश्यध्वं सीतामाप्नोति राघवः।।5.27.39।।घातयेत्परमामर्षी युष्मान्सार्थं हि राक्षसैः।

Transliteration

apagacchata naśyadhvaṃ sītām āpnoti rāghavaḥ ||5.27.39||

ghātayet paramāmarṣī yuṣmān sārthaṃ hi rākṣasaiḥ |

Translation

Weicht sogleich zurück, sonst geht ihr zugrunde. Rāghava wird Sītā wiedergewinnen und euch in höchstem Zorn samt den Rākṣasas vernichten.

Word by Word

• kareṇu-hasta-pratimaḥ: like an elephant-cow’s trunk
• kareṇu-hasta-pratimaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण of ūruḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kareṇu (प्रातिपदिक) + hasta (प्रातिपदिक) + pratima (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: ‘करेणुहस्तस्य प्रतिमः’ (like a female elephant’s trunk); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• savyaḥ: left
• savyaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण of ūruḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: savya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ūruḥ: thigh
• ūruḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ūru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• anuttamaḥ: excellent
• anuttamaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण of ūruḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anuttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• vepamānaḥ: trembling
• vepamānaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; concomitant action of ūruḥ)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vip (धातु) + śānac (शानच्)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present middle participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘trembling’

• sūcayati: indicates
• sūcayati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sūc (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• rāghavam: Raghava (Rama)
• rāghavam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• purataḥ: in front
• purataḥ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (in front/before)

• sthitam: standing
• sthitam: Visheshana (विशेषण of rāghavam)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (agreeing with rāghavam)

Context

Then seeing the ignoble she-demons threatening Sita, an old demoness called Trijata, who was lying down there, said:

Characters & Entities

• Rāghava (Rāma)
• Sītā
• rākṣasas

FAQs

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

Persisting in adharma invites ruin; dharma is both a moral law and a protective order—those who torment the innocent face just retribution.

What is the narrative situation?

Trijaṭā warns the rākṣasīs to stop harassing Sītā, predicting Rāma’s successful rescue and punitive justice.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s steadfast justice and protective duty toward Sītā, alongside Trijaṭā’s truthful admonition.