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

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कथोद्धात प्रस्तावना is applicable, as the dramatic subject-matter is
introduced with the speech of the सूत्रधारः viz., द्वीपात् etc.
The definition of कथोद्धातः as given in Darpana is :-
“सूत्रधारस्य वाक्यं वा समादायार्थमस्य वा ।
भवेत् पात्रप्रवेशश्चे त् कथोद्धातः स उच्यते” ॥
P. 18. सिद्धादिष्ट etc.—Siddhas are those who have attained
superhuman powers ( अष्टसिद्धि etc., ) such as foretelling what can-
not be known otherwise. This expression alludes to the fact
that रत्नावली, the daughter of the king of Simhala, was predicted
by a foreteller that he who would marry the princess would be a
paramount monarch. (See Intro).
सिंहलेश्वरदुहितुः—refers to रत्नावली । The name Simhala is
derived after the name of a king Simhabáhu otherwise named
Simhala who was born of a lion that was subsequently killed
by him. The king Simhabáhu and his descendants since
then were called Simhalas after whom the land was named
Simhala-pura. The legend is found in Páli Mahávamsa.
प्रवहणभङ्गनिमग्नायाः—प्रवहण means ‘ship.’ प्रवहणस्य भङ्गः ( ६ष्ठीतत् )
तेन निमग्ना (drowned) (३यातत्) तस्याः । नि – मस्ज् + क्त + टाप् स्त्रियाम् ।
फलकासादनम्—Attainment of a plank (फलक)। फलकस्य आसादनम्
(६ष्ठीतत्) आ – सद् + णिच् + ल्युट् ।
कौशाम्बीयेन—Belonging to Kaushámbi. कुशाम्बे न निर्वृत्ता इति
कुशाम्ब + अण् by the rule ‘तेन निर्वृत्तम्’ इति अण्, स्त्रियां ङीप् = कौशाम्बी ।
कौशाम्ब्यां भवः इति कौशाम्बी + छ (ईय) by the rule “वृद्धाच्छः” = कौशाम्बीय ।
कौशाम्बी the capital of the वत्स kingdom, is named after its
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