रत्नावली नाटिका (सम्राट हर्षवर्धन - शास्त्रीय नाटिका रत्न सम्पूर्ण ४ अङ्क सान्वय सटीक)

74 रत्नावली
anger of S'iva creating havoc in the sacrifice of Daksha the
anger of Vāsavadattá at her husband's insincerity is covertly
suggested. The portion करुणं बिलपति is also applicable to the
case of Ságariká ( cf. सागरिका हा तात हा मात: एवेदानीमहम् अनाथाशरणा
etc. ). In the fourth s'loka जितम् etc., by the general prosperity,
the prosperity of the king Udayana by the marriage with
Ságariká is meant. Thus the fourth s'loka suggests the plot
as devoloped in the fourth Act. Here षोडशपदा नान्दी, the definition
of पद being—
“श्लोकपाद' ‘पद’ केचित् सुप्तिङन्तमथापरे ।
परेऽवान्तरवाक्यैकस्वरूपं पदमूचिरे ॥” नाट्यप्रदीपः
Here the श्लोकपाद is technically regarded as a पद ! But
the provision of षोडशपदा नान्दी is not generally found. The
general provision regulating the number of पदs is “नान्दी पदैर्द्वादश-
भिरष्टाभिर्वा पद