Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 27, Shloka 5

त्रिजटास्वप्नवर्णनम्

Trijata’s Dream-Omens and the Rakshasis’ Reversal

Devanagari script

आत्मानं खादतानार्या न सीतां भक्षयिष्यथ।जनकस्य सुतामिष्टां स्नुषां दशरथस्य च।।5.27.5।।

Transliteration

ātmānaṃ khādatānāryā na sītāṃ bhakṣayiṣyatha | janakasya sutām iṣṭāṃ snuṣāṃ daśarathasya ca ||5.27.5||

Translation

அனாரியரே! உண்ணவேண்டுமெனில் உங்களையே உண்ணுங்கள்; ஆனால் ஜனகனின் பிரிய மகளும் தசரதனின் மருமகளுமான சீதையை நீங்கள் விழுங்க இயலாது.

Word by Word

• आत्मानम्: yourself/yourselves
• आत्मानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; reflexive used for 'yourselves'

• खादत: eat/devour
• खादत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √khād (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada

• अनार्याः: O ignoble ones
• अनार्याः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative, Plural

• न: do not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-अव्यय)

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

• भक्षयिष्यथ: you will eat (do not eat)
• भक्षयिष्यथ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhakṣ (धातु)
• Form: Future (लृट्), 2nd person, Plural, Parasmaipada; used with न as prohibition

• जनकस्य: of Janaka
• जनकस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सुताम्: daughter
• सुताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sutā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular; apposition to सीताम्

• इष्टाम्: beloved
• इष्टाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: iṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक; from √iṣ)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त) used adjectivally, Feminine, Accusative, Singular; qualifies सुताम्

• स्नुषाम्: daughter-in-law
• स्नुषाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snuṣā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular; apposition to सीताम्

• दशरथस्य: of Daśaratha
• दशरथस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśaratha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

Context

"Devour yourselves now, O ignoble ones, if you will. Do not eat Janaka's favourite daughter, the daughter-in-law of Dasaratha.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Janaka
• Daśaratha
• Rākṣasīs

FAQs

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

Unyielding adherence to satya and dignity under threat: Sītā refuses to be reduced to fear, asserting moral inviolability despite coercion.

What is the narrative situation?

In Aśoka-vana, the rākṣasīs menace Sītā with violence; she answers with a_toggle bold rebuke, declaring they may destroy themselves but will not consume her.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Dhṛti (fortitude) and self-respect grounded in dharma—Sītā’s steadfast courage in captivity.