Shloka 6

त्रिजटास्वप्नवर्णनम्

Trijata’s Dream-Omens and the Rakshasis’ Reversal

Devanagari script

स्वप्नो ह्यद्य मया दृष्टो दारुणो रोमहर्षणः।राक्षसानामभावाय भर्तुरस्या भवाय च।।5.27.6।।

Transliteration

svapno hy adya mayā dṛṣṭo dāruṇo roma-harṣaṇaḥ | rākṣasānām abhāvāya bhartur asyā bhavāya ca || 5.27.6 ||

Translation

Heute sah ich einen schrecklichen, schaudererregenden Traum: Er kündet vom Untergang der Rākṣasas und vom Sieg ihres Gemahls.

Word by Word

• स्वप्नः: a dream
• स्वप्नः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svapna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: Time adverb (काल-अव्यय)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• दृष्टः: seen
• दृष्टः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; agrees with स्वप्नः

• दारुणः: terrible
• दारुणः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dāruṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; qualifies स्वप्नः

• रोमहर्षणः: hair-raising
• रोमहर्षणः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: roma-harṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक; components: roma + harṣaṇa)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; qualifies स्वप्नः

• राक्षसानाम्: of the demons
• राक्षसानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• अभावाय: for destruction/non-existence
• अभावाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular; purpose/result

• भर्तुः: of (her) husband
• भर्तुः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अस्याः: of her
• अस्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• भवाय: for prosperity/triumph
• भवाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular; purpose/result

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

Context

"Tonight I had a terrific, horriplating nightmare in which I saw the annihilation of all demons and the triumph of Sita's husband".

Characters & Entities

• Trijaṭā
• Rākṣasas
• Sītā (implied by 'her')

FAQs

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

Adharma (cruelty and unlawful captivity) ultimately collapses; the verse asserts a moral universe where truth and righteousness culminate in the defeat of violent wrongdoing.

What is the narrative situation?

Trijaṭā reports a terrifying dream to the other rākṣasīs, interpreting it as a sign that Rāvaṇa’s side will be destroyed and Sītā’s husband will prevail.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Trijaṭā’s truthfulness and moral clarity—she dares to state an ominous truth to her own group, aligning with dharma over factional loyalty.