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

pp 13-15 10 [ Act II
VIDU.—O friend! look, look at this too—this Saptaparna
tree here, the mass of the flowers of which is unceas-
ingly falling and which, therefore still looks as if it has
the drops of water falling through the interstices of its
leaves at the close of the rainy season ( or at the end of
a shower )
KING—Friend, happily observed There is much
that is like the rainy season (yet) For
Bearing softness ( of surface ) by the meadows which
rob ( possess or surpass) the beauty of the Śirīsha
flowers, and therefore having at once a pavement made
with the washed pieces ( or powder) of emerald the
ground here, on account of the heaps of Bandhūka flowers
dropped from their stems, now appears as if covered
with hundreds of cochineal insects (3)
( Enter a MAID )
MAID—I am ordered by Queen Vāsavadattā—Girl
Indīvarikā, to-day I have to present an Argha (offering
of worship) to the great sage Agastya Do you go then
and come back quickly taking with you a garland of
Śephālikā flowers Let this Āraṇyikā, too quickly
gather the full blown lotuses from the pond in the
shower house garden before they are closed up by the
sun when going to set and come back The poor girl
does not know that pond So I will take her with me
and go ( Looking towards the scenes ) This way
Āraṇyikā, come this way
( Enter ĀRAṆYIKĀ )
ĀRAṆYIKĀ—(With tears and dejection, to herself) That
I, who was born in that sort of ( so high a) race in that
way and who lived commanding others should now
do the bidding of others ! So it must be said that
there is nothing difficult for fate to bring about Or rather
it is my fault, since knowing this I did not destroy my
self So what shall I do now ! Or * it is now difficult for

• The passage may also be interpreted as—Or why ? A hard
  thing I have thought of now ( viz committing suicide ) I will
  do as I said ( i. e. kill myself ) But this does not appear to be
  intended See notes