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

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Araṇyikā in such a manner as to rouse the suspicion of the
Queen. The Queen rises from her seat in a fit of displeasure
unable any longer to witness acting of that kind and goes
out. She finds Vasantaka who has been asleep in the adjoining
room. Thinking that the King may also be there, she rouses
him, when he reveals the truth in his drowsiness. The Queen
thus comes to know the whole trick and in her anger
breaks up the play She then orders both A'raṇyikā and
Vasantaka to be imprisoned and departs without listening to
the apology of the King.
Act IV.—Manoramā enters and is sorely grieved to see that
A'rṇyikā has still been kept confined by the relentless Queen.
The poor girl, she says, is in deep despair, not because of the
hardships of the prison, but because she is not able to see the
King. Just then Kāñchanamālā, the Queen's attendant, enters
and informs Manoramā that the Queen has been in deep distress
since she received a letter from her mother, Aṅgāravatī,
informing her that King Dṛḍhavarman, husband of
her mother's sister, has been held a captive for more
than a year by the Kaliṅga King, and taunting
her for King Vatsa's not having lifted a finger to
rescue him. In the next scene Vāsavadattā appears, seated
in the ivory-tower of the palace, attended by Sāṁkṛtyāyanī.
The latter tries to comfort the sorrowful Vāsavadattā,
assuring her of the faithful affection of the king. At this time
the King enters with the Vidūshaka, talking about the means
of conciliating the Queen and setting A'raṇyikā free from her
captivity. He approaches Vāsavadattā and tries to appease
her. Being informed by Sāṁkṛtyāyanī of the real cause of the
Queen's sorrow, the king informs her of the expedition sent by
him against the Kaliṅga king and how the latter's armies have
been defeated and how he expects shortly to hear of the
complete overthrow and destruction of Kaliṅga. At this
moment Vijayasena, the victorious general, and the chamberlain
of Dṛḍhavarman are announced. The chamberlain informs
the king how Vijayasena defeated and slew the accursed
king of Kaliṅga in battle and restored his master
Dṛḍhavarman to his kingdom. He then narrates how
Dṛḍhavarman's daughter Priyadarsikā is lost and no
trace of her can be found. At this moment Manoramā
hurriedly enters with the sad news that A'raṇyikā has drunk
poison. On hearing this Vāsavadattā is smitten with penitence