Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 27, Shloka 30

त्रिजटास्वप्नवर्णनम्

Trijata’s Dream-Omens and the Rakshasis’ Reversal

Devanagari script

वराहेण दशग्रीवश्शिंशुमारेण चेन्द्रजित्।।5.27.30।।उष्ट्रेण कुम्भकर्णश्च प्रयाता दक्षिणां दिशम्।

Transliteration

varāheṇa daśagrīvaḥ śiṁśumāreṇa cendrajit ||5.27.30||

uṣṭreṇa kumbhakarṇaś ca prayātā dakṣiṇāṁ diśam |

Translation

ദശഗ്രീവനായ രാവണൻ വരാഹത്തിന്റെ മേൽ ആരൂഢനായി പുറപ്പെട്ടു; ഇന്ദ്രജിത് ശിംശുമാരത്തിന്റെ മേൽ; കുംഭകർണൻ ഒട്ടകത്തിന്റെ മേൽ കയറി—ദക്ഷിണദിക്കിലേക്കു യാത്രയായി.

Word by Word

• वराहेण: by/on a boar
• वराहेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वराह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; तृतीया एकवचन; (Instrumental singular)

• दशग्रीवः: Dasagriva (Ravana)
• दशग्रीवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश+ग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; (Masculine nominative singular); द्विगु-समासः (दश ग्रीवाः यस्य)

• शिंशुमारेण: by/on a shishumara (crocodile/dolphin-like mount)
• शिंशुमारेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिंशुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; तृतीया एकवचन; (Instrumental singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• इन्द्रजित्: Indrajit
• इन्द्रजित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रजित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; (Masculine nominative singular); उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (इन्द्रं जयति)

• उष्ट्रेण: by/on a camel
• उष्ट्रेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उष्ट्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; तृतीया एकवचन; (Instrumental singular)

• कुम्भकर्णः: Kumbhakarna
• कुम्भकर्णः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुम्भकर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; (Masculine nominative singular); कर्मधारय-समासः

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• प्रयाताः: went forth, departed
• प्रयाताः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+या (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकाले कृदन्त (PPP used predicatively: ‘having gone/they went’); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; (masc nom pl)

• दक्षिणाम्: southern
• दक्षिणाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; (Feminine accusative singular); विशेषणम् (diśam qualifies)

• दिशम्: direction
• दिशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; (Accusative singular)

Context

"O vile one! you are determined in your evil ways. Today these she-demons will eat away your flesh to their heart's content ".

Characters & Entities

• Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa)
• Indrajit
• Kumbhakarṇa
• varāha (boar)
• dakṣiṇā diś (southern quarter)

FAQs

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

The omen conveys that adharma drives one toward decline (symbolized by the south/Yama). Dharma is portrayed as the only stable path; deviation leads to ominous “departures.”

What is the narrative situation?

Trijaṭā’s dream shows the principal rākṣasa leaders traveling south on incongruous mounts, marking disgrace and impending death.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Trijaṭā’s protective integrity: she uses the dream to argue for ending cruelty toward Sītā and aligning with what is right before disaster strikes.