प्रियदर्शिका नाटिका (सम्राट हर्षवर्धन - चतुरङ्क शास्त्रीय नाटिका सान्वय सटीक)

Act IV. ] 40 pp 55-56.
agitation.) Rise, rise, my lord. The poor girl is fast
dying.
CHAMBERLAIN.—(Observing her.) She surely resembles
very much our princess, Priyadarśikā. (Referring to
VĀSAVADATTĀ.) Princess, whence is this maiden?
VĀSAVA.—Sir, she is Vindhyaketu's daughter, brought
here by Vijayasena after slaying him.
CHAMBER.—Whence could he have a daughter. This
is the same, my princess. Alas! I am undone, a luck-
less man! (Falling on the ground and rising up.)
Princess, this is that Priyadarśikā, your cousin
VĀSAVA'.—Husband, save her, save her. My cousin
is dying.
KING.—Be calm, be calm. Let me see first. (Aside)
Pity, oh pity!
The bee in its course went to drink the lotus bud
having abundant floral juice formed in it; and at the
same time it was scorched up by the frost having
suddenly fallen on it. When fate is adverse desires
bear no fruit. (8)
(Aloud) Manoramā, ask her if she has consciousness.
MANORAMĀ.—Friend, are you conscious! (Shaking
her again, with tears.) Friend, I say, I ask you if you are
conscious.
PRIYADAR.—(Indistinctly.) I say, even such as I am,
I did not see His Majesty. (With this half-uttered she
falls on the ground.)
KING.—(With tears, aside.)
She is closing this pair of her eyes (but) the quarters
have been dark to me; her throat is choked; these
words of mine escape me with difficulty; her breathing
has stopped (lit. is taken away); my body has become
paralysed (lit. come to be in a state of motionlessness);
I think the effect of poison only is hers; but mine is
all the affliction caused by it. (9)
VĀSAVA.—(Weeping) Priyadarśikā, rise, oh rise.
See; here is the King sitting. How is it that her con-
sciousness is also lost? What wrong have I done you