उत्तररामचरितम् (महाकवि भवभूति - संस्कृत मूल एवं हिन्दी व्याख्या)

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called, because, as will appear from the account given above
He was a descendant of कश्यप शकुन्त a bird क सम्भवः Where
can there be the possibility (or birth) of such a good, great and
holy being like you ? तीर्थभूतस्य- 'निपानागमयोस्तीर्थमृषिजुष्टजले गुरौ'
इत्यमरः तीर्थभूत means 'a person worthy of honour, a teacher' जन
पश्चिमेन to the west of जनस्थान पश्चिमेन governs the genitive
in accordance with 'षष्ठ्यतसर्थप्रत्ययेन' पा० २ ३ ३० After राम had
performed the obsequies of जटायु he went a little to the west of
जनस्थान and then to the south After proceeding for three क्रोश's
from जनस्थान राम and लक्ष्मण entered क्रौञ्चारण्य Then they proceeded
towards the east and passed beyond क्रौञ्चारण्य where near the her
mitage of मतङ्ग they met the demon दनु He is described as being
without head or neck with a mouth in the stomach and only a
single eye on his chest and with arms one yojana long राम and
लक्ष्मण whom he wished to devour each cut off one of his arms
He had been cursed by a sage named स्थूलशिरास् and was to go to
heaven when his hands would be cut off He had attacked इन्द्र
who threw his वज्र at him whereby his head was sunk into his
body and he became a कबन्ध When he was burnt in the funeral
pyre he assumed a divine form and told राम that for finding out
सीता he must form a friendship with सुग्रीव See अरण्यकाण्ड 69-72
'दन्दशूको क्रियायुक्तमनपूर्वेकलेवरम्' इत्यमर दनुश्चासौ कबन्धश्च तेन अधिष्ठितं
(occupied) कबन्ध means a headless trunk that retains activity
ऋष्यमूक-This was the hill on which dwelt the monkey chief सुग्रीव
'अद्यैव राम पश्यामि सुग्रीवो नाम वानर । ऋष्यमूके गिरिवरे पम्पापर्यन्तशोभिते ।
निवसत्यात्मवा वीरश्चतुर्भि सह वानरै ॥' अरण्य० सर्गे 72 11-12 मतङ्गस्याश्रम
पदम्--This seems to have been to the west of the lake पम्पा
'तास्तद्राम पम्पायास्तीरमाश्रित्य पश्चिमम् । आश्रमस्थानमतुलं गुह्य काकुत्स्थ पश्यसि ॥
न चात्राक्रमितु नागा शक्नुवन्ति तदाश्रमे । ऋषेस्तस्य मतङ्गस्य विधानात्तत्र काननम् ॥
मतङ्गवननिलय विश्रुत रघुनन्दन ।' अरण्य० 73 28-30 श्रमणा नाम
शबरतापसी-She was a devoted attendant of the pupils of मतङ्ग
and was extremely devout. When राम and लक्ष्मण came to
the आश्रम where she was, she worshipped राम She informed
राम that the sages had told her that on welcoming राम as
guest she was to go to heaven. She after having worshipped
राम, threw herself in fire and went to heaven. 'तेषां गतानामद्यापि
दृश्यते परिचारिणी । श्रमणी शबरी नाम काकुत्स्थ चिरजीविनी ॥' अरण्य० 73 26
'तौ दृष्ट्वा तु तदा सिद्धा समुत्थाय कृताञ्जलि । पादौ जग्राह रामस्य लक्ष्मणस्य च
धीमत ॥' सर्गे 74 6 The शबर's were a mountain tribe, like the
modern Bhils. 'भेदा किरातशबरपुलिन्दा म्लेच्छजातय' इत्यमर श्रमणा-स्त्री
a female devotee सिद्ध one who has attained miraculous powers,