Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 27, Shloka 14

त्रिजटास्वप्नवर्णनम्

Trijata’s Dream-Omens and the Rakshasis’ Reversal

Devanagari script

ततस्तस्य नगस्याग्रे ह्याकाशस्थस्य दन्तिनः।।5.27.14।।भर्त्रा परिगृहीतस्य जानकी स्कन्धमाश्रिता।

Transliteration

tatastasya nagasyāgre hyākāśasthasya dantinaḥ |

bhartrā parigṛhītasya jānakī skandham āśritā ||5.27.14||

Translation

پھر اس پہاڑ کے سامنے، آکاش میں ٹھہرے ہوئے اس ہاتھی پر—جسے اس کے پتی نے تھام کر سنبھالا تھا—جانکی نے اس کے کندھے کا سہارا لے کر اپنا مقام اختیار کیا۔

Word by Word

• bhartuḥ: of (her) husband
• bhartuḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th), Ekavacana

• aṅkāt: from the lap
• aṅkāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Pañcamī vibhakti (5th/पञ्चमी), Ekavacana; अपादानम् (source)

• samutpatya: having sprung up
• samutpatya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ud-√pat (धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: Absolutive (ल्यपन्त) ‘having sprung up’

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; sequence adverb

• kamala-locanā: lotus-eyed (lady)
• kamala-locanā: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kamala (प्रातिपदिक) + locana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; बहुव्रीहि ‘she whose eyes are like lotuses’ (epithet of Sita)

• candra-sūryau: the moon and the sun
• candra-sūryau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candra (प्रातिपदिक) + sūrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Dvivacana; object of dṛṣṭā

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

• dṛṣṭā: was seen
• dṛṣṭā: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘was seen’ (agreeing with kamalalocanā as subject in passive)

• pāṇinā: with the hand
• pāṇinā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd), Ekavacana; करणम्

• parimārjatī: wiping/caressing
• parimārjatī: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-√mṛj (धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त (present active participle) ‘wiping/caressing’

Context

"Then I saw the lotus-eyed Sita springing up from the lap of her husband and playfully caressing the Moon and Sun with her palms.

Characters & Entities

• Jānakī (Sītā)

FAQs

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

The verse suggests dharmic protection: the husband’s supportive hold implies responsibility and guardianship, a key facet of household and royal dharma.

What is the narrative situation?

In the dream-vision, Sītā is depicted being supported by her husband and placed upon a sky-moving elephant near a mountain.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Protective duty and steadiness: the husband’s act of holding/supporting signifies responsible strength guided by care.