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

88 रत्नावली
प्रद्योतस्य सुता—Refers to वासवदत्ता। But in the कथासरित्सागर
वासवदत्ता has been called the daughter of चण्डमहासेन of
Avanti. प्रद्योत was the king of Magadha who was his adversary
and at last with a view to forming an alliance with Magadha,
यौगन्धरायण got पद्मावती the daughter of प्रद्योत married with उदयन by
tricks. From the account of the कथासरित्सागर वासवदत्ता cannot be
the daughter of प्रद्योत। In the Meghaduta वासवदत्ता has been
described as the daughter of प्रद्योत and there the commentator
attributes प्रद्योत to be another name of चण्डमहासेन। From an
account of Pradotanna family given in the ललितविस्तर it can be
fairly gathered that the प्रद्योत family reigned independently of
Magadha. Now it can be concluded that Shri Harsha did not
mean to refer to a particular person प्रद्योत by name but meant to
refer to the प्रद्योत family from which चण्डमहासेन might have des-
cended.
वसन्त-समयः—spring-time.
N. B. The King here means to say that he is feeling
pleasure not only for the spring festival that is in course ; but
or all other favourable circumstances which he as a king should
not overlook. The god of love may rejoice at the festival
being celebrated in his name, but as regards his own case he
derives pleasure due to the collocation of propitious circum-
stances in which he has the good of fortune of being put.
The metre is here शार्दूल-विक्रीड़ितम्। As the King means to
put his own case as superior to that of the god of love, so
it is an example of व्यतिरेकालङ्कारध्वनिः। The figure of speech
व्यतिरेक is not clearly put forth.
Ch. of voice. निर्ज्जितशत्रुणा राज्ये न ( भूयते )••••ममेन समसेन भरैश्च