उत्तररामचरितम् (महाकवि भवभूति - संस्कृत मूल एवं हिन्दी व्याख्या)

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explains गोदान differently 'विवाहश्राद्धं गोशिरोरूपो मङ्गलहेतु क्षत्रियाणा
माचारविशेषः' According to this गोदानमङ्गल was an auspicious rite
performed in the case of क्षत्रियस before their marriage consisting
in the gift of cows. From the रामायण it seems that the latter is
the more appropriate meaning 'स गत्वा निलयं राजा श्राद्धं कृत्वा विधानतः ।
प्रभाते कल्पमुत्थाय चक्रे गोदानमुत्तमम् ॥ गवां शतसहस्रं च ब्राह्मणेभ्यो नराधिपः ।
एकैकशो ददौ राजा पुत्त्रानुद्दिश्य धर्मतः ॥ सुवर्णशृङ्गयः सम्पन्नाः सवत्साः कांस्यदोहनाः ।
गवां शतसहस्राणि चत्वारि पुरुषर्षभ ॥ पितॄन्मनुष्य सुबहु द्विजेभ्यो रघुनन्दन । ददौ
गोदानमुद्दिश्य पुत्राणां पुत्रवत्सलः ॥' बालकाण्ड 72 21 *4 विवाहादीक्षिता that
had undergone the ceremony initiatory to marriage. एवम् just
so; i. e. I also feel the same as you. Verse 18. समय इवैष this
is as it were the same time. समनन्दयत्—The subject is करः सुमुखि
is addressed to सीता. गौतमेन (शतानन्देन) (मम हस्ते) अर्पितः—placed
by गौतम (in my hand). आ कङ्कण round which was the grace-
ful marriage bracelet. आगृहीतं कमनीयं कङ्कणं येन or यस्मिन्. G. ex-
plains differently that was held respectfully by me and that
had a charming bracelet on. V. and Gh. read उद्गृहीत०, which
comes to the same thing. The metre of this verse is मञ्जुभा-
षिणी. इयमार्या—this refers to सीता. माण्डवी was the wife of
भरत, श्रुतकीर्त्ति of शत्रुघ्न. As सीता and माण्डवी were the wives of
लक्ष्मण's elder brothers राम and भरत, he speaks of them res-
pectfully as भार्या. As शत्रुघ्न was the younger brother of लक्ष्मण,
श्रुतकीर्त्ति is spoken of as वधू (daughter in law). 'वधूभ्रांतृजा स्नुषा
स्त्री च' इत्यमरः. 'पिता हि भवति ज्येष्ठो धर्ममार्गस्य जानतः ।' अयोध्याकाण्ड,
72 33, see मनुशासनपर्व 105 ९० as to the respect paid to the wife
of the eldest brother. सीता and ऊर्मिला were the daughters of
जनकसीरध्वज and माण्डवी and श्रुतकीर्ति of कुशध्वज, younger brother of
सीरध्वज. 'भरतो नाम कैकेय्या जज्ञे सत्यपराक्रमः । 13 अथ लक्ष्मणशत्रुघ्नौ
सुमित्राऽजनयत्सुतौ । 14 बालकाण्ड सर्ग 18. वत्स कः। Dear one! who is
this other? सीता referred to ऊर्मिला, wife of लक्ष्मण and jestingly
asked लक्ष्मण about her. सच्छलस्मितम्—'सखीविषयप्रश्नाल्लज्जा स्मिते च' Gb.
अन्यतः संचारयामि I shall divert her (mind) to something else (i. e.
I shall direct her eye on some other incident in the painting.)
The commentator says that the stage—direction अपवार्य्य in the
text is wrong, it should be स्वगतम्. अपवार्य 'aside apart to
another', speaking in such a way that no other character on
the stage except the one addressed may hear it. Here लक्ष्मण
speaks to himself and addresses no one else. प्रकाशम्—openly.
'सर्वश्राव्यं प्रकाशं स्यात् ' भार्गव descendant of भृगु, here परशुराम.