Shloka 19

त्रिजटास्वप्नवर्णनम्

Trijata’s Dream-Omens and the Rakshasis’ Reversal

Devanagari script

लक्ष्मणेन सह भ्रात्रा सीतया सह वीर्यवान्।।5.27.18।।आरुह्य पुष्पकं दिव्यं विमानं सूर्यसन्निभम्।उत्तरां दिशमालोक्य जगाम पुरुषोत्तमः।।5.27.19।।

Transliteration

lakṣmaṇena saha bhrātrā sītayā saha vīryavān |

āruhya puṣpakaṃ divyaṃ vimānaṃ sūryasannibham |

uttarāṃ diśam ālokya jagāma puruṣottamaḥ ||5.27.18||5.27.19||

Translation

Le vaillant Rāma, le meilleur des hommes, avec son frère Lakṣmaṇa et avec Sītā, monta dans le merveilleux Puṣpaka, vimāna céleste éclatant comme le Soleil, et, tournant son regard vers le nord, s’en alla.

Word by Word

• evam: thus/in this way
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; manner adverb (प्रकारवाचक)

• svapne: in a dream
• svapne: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svapna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• dṛṣṭaḥ: was seen
• dṛṣṭaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त) used predicatively; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘was seen’

• rāmaḥ: Rama
• rāmaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• viṣṇu-parākramaḥ: of Vishnu-like valor
• viṣṇu-parākramaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viṣṇu + parākrama (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (yasya parākramaḥ viṣṇoḥ iva/‘whose valor is like Viṣṇu’s’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• lakṣmaṇena: with Lakshmana
• lakṣmaṇena: Sahakāraka (सह/साकं)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• saha: together with
• saha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक

• bhrātrā: with (his) brother
• bhrātrā: Sahakāraka (सह/साकं)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sītayā: with Sita
• sītayā: Sahakāraka (सह/साकं)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• saha: together with
• saha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक

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

Context

"Valiant Rama, foremost among men, accompanied by his brother Lakshmana and wife Sita went towards the northerly direction in the wonderful Pushpaka chariot that resembled the Sun.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Sītā
• Puṣpaka-vimāna

FAQs

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

Dharma culminates in restoration: the righteous leader reunites with the innocent and proceeds onward, implying the re-establishment of truth (satya) and rightful order after the defeat of adharma.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān recounts a dream-vision: Rāma, with Lakṣmaṇa and Sītā, mounts the radiant Puṣpaka-vimāna and departs toward the north.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s exemplary leadership (maryādā) and purposeful action: he moves decisively with family and brother, suggesting righteous governance and fidelity.