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

اے کمینوں! اگر کھانا ہی ہے تو اپنے آپ کو کھاؤ؛ مگر تم سیتا کو ہرگز نہ نگل سکو گے—جنک کی پیاری بیٹی اور دشرتھ کی بہو۔

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.