Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 27, Shloka 11

त्रिजटास्वप्नवर्णनम्

Trijata’s Dream-Omens and the Rakshasis’ Reversal

Devanagari script

स्वप्ने चाद्य मया दृष्टा सीता शुक्लाम्बरावृता।सागरेण परिक्षिप्तं श्वेतं पर्वतमास्थिता।।5.27.11।।

Transliteration

svapne cādya mayā dṛṣṭā sītā śuklāmbarāvṛtā | sāgareṇa parikṣiptaṃ śvetaṃ parvatam āsthitā ||

Translation

ഇന്ന് സ്വപ്നത്തിൽ ഞാൻ സീതാദേവിയെ ശ്വേതവസ്ത്രധാരിണിയായി കണ്ടു; സമുദ്രം ചുറ്റിപ്പറ്റിയ ശ്വേതപർവ്വതത്തിന്മേൽ അവൾ നിലകൊണ്ടിരുന്നു.

Word by Word

• rāmeṇa: with Rama
• rāmeṇa: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd), Ekavacana

• saṅgatā: was united
• saṅgatā: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√gam (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘united/associated’ (predicative)

• sītā: Sita
• sītā: Kartā (कर्ता) (of saṅgatā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• bhāskareṇa: with the sun
• bhāskareṇa: Upamāna-karaṇa (उपमान-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāskara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd), Ekavacana

• prabhā: light, radiance
• prabhā: Kartā (कर्ता) (in simile clause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• yathā: as/like
• yathā: Upamā-dyotaka (उपमा-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; comparative particle (उपमा-वाचक)

• rāghavaḥ: Raghava (Rama)
• rāghavaḥ: Kartā (कर्ता) (of cacāra)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Kartā (कर्ता) (in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tṛtīyā (3rd), Ekavacana; passive agent marker

• dṛṣṭaḥ: was seen
• dṛṣṭaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘was seen’ agreeing with rāghavaḥ

• catur-daṣṭram: four-tusked
• catur-daṣṭram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catur (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + daṣṭra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; विशेषणम् to mahāgajam

• mahā-gajam: a huge elephant
• mahā-gajam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + gaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana

• ārūḍhaḥ: having mounted
• ārūḍhaḥ: Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-√ruh (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘having mounted’; predicative/participial to rāghavaḥ

• śaila-saṅkāśam: mountain-like
• śaila-saṅkāśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śaila (प्रातिपदिक) + saṅkāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; विशेषणम् to mahāgajam (elephant resembling a mountain)

• cacāra: went/moved about
• cacāra: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √car (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ-lakāra (लङ्; imperfect/past), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• saha-lakṣmaṇaḥ: together with Lakshmana
• saha-lakṣmaṇaḥ: Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saha (अव्यय) + lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; बहुव्रीहि ‘one who has Lakshmana with him’ qualifying rāghavaḥ

Context

"I also saw Sita in my dream wearing white robes and perched on a white mountain surrounded by the ocean.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Sāgara (ocean)

FAQs

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

The dream symbolism implies the protection of virtue: Sītā’s purity (white garments) and the cosmic setting suggest that truth and dharma remain intact despite external captivity.

What is the narrative situation?

A character reports a dream-vision of Sītā in auspicious white, interpreted as a favorable omen regarding her fate.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s śīla (moral purity) and steadfastness under trial.