Shloka 13

त्रिजटास्वप्नवर्णनम्

Trijata’s Dream-Omens and the Rakshasis’ Reversal

Devanagari script

ततस्तौ नरशार्दूलौ दीप्यमानौ स्वतेजसा।।5.27.13।।शुक्लमाल्याम्बरधरौ जानकीं पर्युपस्थितौ।

Transliteration

tatastau naraśārdūlau dīpyamānau svatejasā |

śuklamālyāmbaradharau jānakīṃ paryupasthitau ||5.27.13||

Translation

随后，那两位人中之虎以自身光辉灿然，佩白花鬘、着白衣，走近了阇那姬。

Word by Word

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

• tasya: of that
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga/Napuṃsaka, Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (6th/षष्ठी), Ekavacana

• nagasya: of the mountain
• nagasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: naga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th), Ekavacana

• agre: in front
• agre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Saptamī (7th), Ekavacana; अधिकरणम्

• hi: indeed
• hi: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle (निपात) for emphasis/indeed

• ākāśa-sthasya: of the sky-stationed (one)
• ākāśa-sthasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ākāśa (प्रातिपदिक) + stha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th), Ekavacana; विशेषणम् to dantinaḥ

• dantinaḥ: of the elephant
• dantinaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dantin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th), Ekavacana; ‘of the tusked one/elephant’

• bhartrā: by (her) husband
• bhartrā: Kartā (कर्ता) (in passive with parigṛhīta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd), Ekavacana

• parigṛhītasya: of the one that was held
• parigṛhītasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pari-√grah (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th), Ekavacana; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘held/grasped’; विशेषणम् to dantinaḥ

• jānakī: Janaki (Sita)
• jānakī: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jānakī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• skandham: shoulder
• skandham: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण) (as support)
• Type: Noun
• Root: skandha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; locus/object with ā-√śri

• āśritā: took support of; mounted
• āśritā: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√śri (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त used predicatively ‘took refuge/leaned on/mounted’

Context

"Then from the front of the mountain Janaki shifted to the back of the elephant held by her husband waiting in the sky.

Characters & Entities

• Jānakī (Sītā)

FAQs

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

Dharma is associated with purity and rightful protection: the approach of righteous heroes is portrayed as luminous and auspicious, implying that dharmic power is self-effulgent and reassuring rather than coercive.

What is the narrative situation?

Within a dream/vision described in Sarga 27, two heroic figures, radiant and dressed in white, approach Sītā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Heroic righteousness (vīrya aligned with dharma): the heroes’ radiance symbolizes moral authority and protective intent.