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

386 रत्नावली
Eng. Trans. King—Let me know what you have done
without my knowledge.
Yaugandha.—Please Your Majesty, be seated, and I shall
relate to you everything. The daughter of the King of Simhala
was prophesied by the Siddhas that he who would marry
her would be a paramount monarch. We, too, having con-
fidence in that, applied on behalf Your Majesty, to the King
of Simhala, who with the object of avoiding the mental
uneasiness of the Queen, was unwilling to give her (Ratnāvalī)
(in marriage with you)- -
King --What then ?
Yaugandha.—(Bashfully) Then a rumour was set a-foot
that the Queen had been burnt in the fire of Lāvānaka and
Bābhravya was sent to him (the King of Simhala).
King—Oh Yaugandharāyaṇa ! I have heard what ensued.
But with what object in view, did you place her in the hands
of the Queen ?
Jester—Oh, I can guess his object. It can be guessed
easily, even untold, that Your Majesty when present in the
inner apartment would see her there in the harém easily.
King—Oh Yaugandharāyaṇa ! Has not your object been
guessed correctly by Vasantaka ?
Yaugandha.—As Your Majesty says.
King—I think you had some concern in the affairs of the
conjuror also ?
Yaugandha.—Otherwise how could Your Majesty catch
sight of her ( Ratnāvalī ) imprisoned in the inner apartment ?
And how else could Vasubhuti recognize her without seeing
her ? (Laughing) Now, when the sister has been recognized,
Her Majesty is the sole authority as to what would be done
next.
Vasava.—(Smiling) Worthy Minister ! Why don't you say