Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 27, Shloka 22
त्रिजटास्वप्नवर्णनम्
Trijata’s Dream-Omens and the Rakshasis’ Reversal
रावणश्च मया दृष्टः क्षितौ तैलसमुक्षितः।रक्तवासाः पिबन्मत्तः करवीरकृतस्रजः।।5.27.22।।
rāvaṇaś ca mayā dṛṣṭaḥ kṣitau tailasamukṣitaḥ |
raktavāsāḥ piban mattaḥ karavīrakṛtasrajaḥ ||5.27.22||
நான் ராவணனை நிலத்தில் எண்ணெய் பூசப்பட்டவனாகக் கண்டேன்—சிவப்பு ஆடை அணிந்து, மதுபானத்தால் மயங்கியவனாக, கரவீர மலர்மாலை அணிந்தவனாக।
"Tonight I saw (in another dream) Ravana with shaven head, clad in black clothes, fallen down on the ground from the Pushpaka chariot, being dragged by a woman.
FAQs
Adharma culminates in degradation: intoxication and ritual-like anointing imagery portray moral downfall. The Ramayana’s dharma framework implies that unrighteous power decays from within.
Trijaṭā recounts a dream in which Rāvaṇa appears dishonored and debased—an omen of impending defeat.
Trijaṭā’s truthfulness and moral discernment: she interprets signs to counsel restraint and to protect Sītā from further harm.