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

142 रत्नावली
Vasantaka. (Listening) O friend, you have heard what she
has said. She says—'my friend, who is this that has been
delineated by you (in the picture) ? The blessed bodiless god
(Ananga) when the great Cupid-festival set in'—(is her reply).
(She) speaks again—'why have I been delineated here by you ?
Friend, why are you getting offended without reason ? I
have portrayed a Rati ( Psyche ) similar to the Kámadeva
(Cupid) which has been drawn by you. O you who are apt to
think otherwise (misinterpret), what is the use of these talks
of yours ? Speak out truly everything.' O friend, what does this
mean ?
King, Oh friend, I surmise, some female having drawn her
sweet-heart's portrait out of love, concealed (the fact) before
her companion (by passing the portrait off) as the picture of the
god of love ; her friend, too, having found it out, ingeniously
delineated her in the character of Rati (Kama's wife).
Vasantaka. (Snapping the fore-finger) very likely, very
likely, my friend ?
King. O my friend, be silent ; she speaks again ; let us
hear.
( They listen )
Vasantaka. Oh friend, she is again chattering—'My friend,
do not be ashamed ! A jewel of a maiden of this (your) type
must needs have a desire for a bridegroom of such worth.'
King—Surely, there must be some reason.
Vasantaka—Oh, friend, do not presume upon your own
scholarship. I shall expound all she says when she has finished.
The lady that is painted, is surely charming to look at.
King—If it be so, then let us hear attentively. There is a
scope for our curiosity in this matter.
( Both listen )