Shloka 9

त्रिजटास्वप्नवर्णनम्

Trijata’s Dream-Omens and the Rakshasis’ Reversal

Devanagari script

गजदन्तमयीं दिव्यां शिबिकामन्तरिक्षगाम्।।5.27.9।।युक्तां हंससहस्रेण स्वयमास्थाय राघवः।शुक्लमाल्याम्बरधरो लक्ष्मणेन सहागतः।।5.27.10।।

Transliteration

gaja-danta-mayīṁ divyāṁ śibikām antarikṣa-gām || 5.27.9 ||

yuktāṁ haṁsa-sahasreṇa svayam āsthāya rāghavaḥ |

śukla-mālyāmbara-dharo lakṣmaṇena sahāgataḥ || 5.27.10 ||

Translation

Rāghava selbst bestieg eine göttliche Sänfte aus Elfenbein, die durch den Himmel zog, angespannt an tausend Schwäne; in weißen Kränzen und weißen Gewändern kam er zusammen mit Lakṣmaṇa herbei.

Word by Word

• gaja-danta-mayīm: made of elephant-ivory
• gaja-danta-mayīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gaja (प्रातिपदिक) + danta (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā vibhakti (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); विशेषणम् (adjective) to śibikām

• divyām: divine
• divyām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; विशेषणम् to śibikām

• śibikām: palanquin
• śibikām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śibikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana

• antarīkṣa-gām: sky-going; moving through the air
• antarīkṣa-gām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: antarīkṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + gam (धातु) + ṇī (प्रत्यय)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; गम्-धातोः (gam) णी-प्रत्ययान्त (agentive) ‘going’; विशेषणम् to śibikām

• yuktām: yoked; harnessed
• yuktām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yuj (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि (past passive participle) ‘yoked/attached’; विशेषणम् to śibikām

• haṃsa-sahasreṇa: by a thousand swans
• haṃsa-sahasreṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: haṃsa (प्रातिपदिक) + sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Tṛtīyā vibhakti (3rd/तृतीया), Ekavacana; करणम् (instrument)

• svayam: himself
• svayam: Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; emphatic adverb (स्वयम् = oneself)

• āsthāya: having ascended
• āsthāya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√sthā (धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त) from ā-√sthā ‘to mount/ascend’; pūrvakāla-kriyā (prior action)

• rāghavaḥ: Raghava (Rama)
• rāghavaḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā vibhakti (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana

• śukla-mālya-ambara-dharaḥ: wearing white garlands and white garments
• śukla-mālya-ambara-dharaḥ: Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śukla (प्रातिपदिक) + mālya (प्रातिपदिक) + ambara (प्रातिपदिक) + dhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; विशेषणम् to rāghavaḥ; ‘dhara’ = bearer/wearer

• lakṣmaṇena: with Lakshmana
• lakṣmaṇena: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd), Ekavacana; सह-योगे सहकारी (associate)

• saha: together with
• saha: Sambandha/Association marker (सह-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; preposition-like particle meaning ‘with’ (सह)

• āgataḥ: arrived
• āgataḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√gam (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) used predicatively = ‘has come/arrived’

Context

"Rama, in white attire, wearing a garland of white flowers, ascending a palanquin made of ivory drawn by a thousand swans and coursing through the sky with Lakshmana arrived.

Characters & Entities

• Rāghava (Rāma)
• Lakṣmaṇa
• swans (haṁsa)

FAQs

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

Righteous leadership is portrayed as luminous and purifying (white garments, divine conveyance): dharma ultimately advances toward restoring justice and protecting the innocent.

What is the narrative situation?

Within Trijaṭā’s dream narrative, Rāma appears in auspicious, victorious imagery, arriving with Lakṣmaṇa—signaling impending rescue and moral reversal.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s righteous sovereignty and Lakṣmaṇa’s loyal support—together embodying protection of dharma and steadfast fraternity.