Valmiki Ramayana 5.27.4 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 27, Shloka 4

त्रिजटास्वप्नवर्णनम्

Trijata’s Dream-Omens and the Rakshasis’ Reversal

Devanagari script

सीतां ताभिरनार्याभिर्दृष्टवा सन्तर्जितां तदा।राक्षसी त्रिजटा वृद्धा शयाना वाक्यमब्रवीत्।।5.27.4।।

Transliteration

sītāṃ tābhir anāryābhir dṛṣṭvā santarjitāṃ tadā |

rākṣasī trijaṭā vṛddhā śayānā vākyam abravīt ||5.27.4||

Translation

នៅពេលនោះ ដោយឃើញសីតាត្រូវនារីរាក្សសីអសុចរិតទាំងនោះគំរាមកំហែង នារីរាក្សសីចាស់ឈ្មោះ ត្រីជតា ដែលកំពុងដេកនៅទីនោះ ក៏បាននិយាយពាក្យទាំងនេះ។

Word by Word

• सीताम्: Sita
• सीताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• ताभिः: by them
• ताभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• अनार्याभिः: by the ignoble (women)
• अनार्याभिः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural; qualifies ताभिः (those ignoble ones)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा)

• सन्तर्जिताम्: threatened
• सन्तर्जिताम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam√tarj (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Feminine, Accusative, Singular; qualifies सीताम्

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Time adverb (काल-अव्यय)

• राक्षसी: the demoness
• राक्षसी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• त्रिजटा: Trijaṭā
• त्रिजटा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: trijaṭā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular; apposition to राक्षसी

• वृद्धा: old
• वृद्धा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vṛddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular; qualifies त्रिजटा

• शयाना: lying (down)
• शयाना: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √śī (धातु)
• Form: Present participle (शतृ/कृदन्त), Feminine, Nominative, Singular; 'lying down'

• वाक्यम्: words/speech
• वाक्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

Context

"Only Vibhishana was under a white umbrella clad in white, with white garlands and white sandal paste.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Trijaṭā
• rākṣasīs

FAQs

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

Dharma begins with recognizing wrongdoing: threatening an innocent and virtuous person is adharma, and the wise intervene through counsel and restraint.

What is the narrative situation?

In the Aśoka grove, Sītā is being harassed by rākṣasīs; the elder Trijaṭā notices this and prepares to address them.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Trijaṭā’s moral discernment and courage—she speaks up against the group’s cruelty.