उत्तररामचरितम् (महाकवि भवभूति - संस्कृत मूल एवं हिन्दी व्याख्या)

—III 24] UTTARARĀMACHARITA 97
P 68 अश्रुतिं नीय representing that he did not hear (what
she asked) राम did not like that she should have an oppor-
tunity to ask something about सीता Verse 25 कः कोऽपि my
heart is affected in an indescribable manner when I see those
trees, birds and deer whom सीता tended with water, wild rice
and grass (respectively), given from her own lotus like hand द्रव
योग्य which (विकार) is capable of breaking (even) a stone
and is as if the liquid essence of my heart प्रस्तरस्य उद्भेदः यस्मिन्
योग्य राम seems to suggest that though his heart is as hard as
a stone, his emotion is so powerful that even that hard heart
has melted The reading प्रस्योद्भेद० of N does not yield any
satisfactory sense The figure in the first half of the verse is
द्वयसमुच्चय which is defined as 'यथासंख्यं क्रमेणैव क्रमिकाणां समन्वय' काव्य-
प्रकाश L. Gh. explains 'प्रस्तरस्य पाषाणस्य उद्भेदः द्रवः तद्योग्यं तत्तुल्यः'
But this is not good. There is no propriety in saying that the
emotion is like the melting of a stone especially when we take
the words in conjunction with द्रव इव हृदयम् Besides योग्य in
the sense of तुल्य is rarely used, if at all 'योग्यं प्रतीयोगाद्होर्शनि
शाक्तेषु वाच्यवत्।' इति मेदिनी ननु पृच्छामि I do ask ननु is used here
in the sense of 'emphasis, or in the sense of 'calling in a con-
ciliatory manner' 'प्रश्नावधारणानुज्ञानुपामन्त्रेषु ननु' निष्प्रणय void of
affection नितरां प्रणयः यस्मिन् आमन्त्रणपद word (mode) of address.
वासन्ती was the dear friend of सीता and so of राम, who a few lines
above, addresses her as 'सखि वासन्ति' He therefore expected
that she too would not stand on ceremony and would address
him in a homely way as रामभद्र Instead of such homely words,
she uses the formal word महाराज, conveying perhaps a hint that
he paid more regard to his duties as a king than to his duties
as a husband सौमित्रिः (सुमित्राया अपत्यं सौमित्रिः लक्ष्मणः) एव सौमित्रि
मात्रम् तस्मिन् बाष्पेण रुद्धकण्ठि अश्रूणि यस्मिन् सौमित्रि प्रश्न there is
an inquiry as to the health of लक्ष्मण alone in a voice which is
choked up on account of tears. It was naturally to be expect-
ed that the first question which वासन्ती would ask would be
about her friend सीता विदितः सीताया वृत्तान्तः यया सा विदि तास्त्वा
। अम्-yes 'आमोऽनु' इत्यमरः (अङ्गीकारार्थे। क्षीरस्वामी) परं दारुण extremely
relentless. किं पश्यसि, what art thou that cagest on (to राम)?
सीता means that वासन्ती is herself cruel in taunting Rāma in this
manner Or the words may simply mean 'why do speak thus'?
प्रियार्ह पुत्र my lord deserves good (treatment) from all.
प्रियं अर्हतीति प्रियार्ह. Verse 26 This is a fine specimen of the
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