कुमारसम्भवम् (महाकवि कालिदास - संस्कृत मूल एवं हिन्दी अनुवाद)

( १२३ )
breathing निःश्वसितं also means 'breathing out',
and its opposite is उच्छ्वसितं 'drawing in deep
breath' निवेदितम्—सूचितम् indicated गाहते—प्राप्नोति
plunges into The root is √गाह् to dive into प्रार्थयि-
तव्य—( प्र+अर्थ्+णिच्+तव्य ) प्रार्थयितुमर्हः to be sought
after ; to be requested ते—तव of thee In the case
of Potential passive participles the agent of the action
is put in the genitive or in the Instrumental case
Cf 'कृत्यानां कर्त्तरि वा' पा० २ ३ ७१ । प्रार्थितदुर्लभः—प्रार्थित-
श्चासौ दुर्लभश्च प्रार्थितदुर्लभः unavailable when sought
for Shiva means—you need not seek the husband,
the husband must seek you ; and if you seek after
him it should not be difficult to obtain him 46
CHANGE OF VOICE :—( यद्यपि ) सोष्म निःश्वसितं
निवेदितवत्, मे मनसा तु संशय एष गाह्यते, ते प्रार्थयितव्यं एव
( अहं ) न पश्यामि, प्रार्थितदुर्लभेन कथं भविष्यते ॥ ४६ ॥
HINDI TRANSLATION —यद्यपि ( तुम्हारी ) गर्म सांस ने
( मुझे ) बता दिया, परन्तु फिर भी मेरा मन सन्देह करता है ।
तुम से चाहने योग्य कोई दीखता ही नहीं ( तो ) चाहा हुआ
कठिनता से मिले ऐसा कैसे हो सकता है ? ॥ ४६ ॥
ENGLISH TRANSLATION --( Thy ) hot sigh have
indicated to me, yet my mind plunges deep into doubt,
there is none who is to be sought after by thee, how
can there be one, who is unavailable when sought
after ? 46.