उत्तररामचरितम् (महाकवि भवभूति - संस्कृत मूल एवं हिन्दी व्याख्या)

—III 40] UTTARARĀMACHARITA. 107
... सुधा-मित्रं which was familiar with (i. e. a friend of)
the rays of the moon that are as cool as nectar. It must be
admitted that the reading in the text does not yield a satisfactory
sense. The meaning seems to be that the hand possessed the
same qualities as the rays of the moon. The reading चिर-
संस्मृत... can be construed much more easily than the one in
the text. The meaning then will be — that was familiar to me
on account of the touches, cool like nectar that I enjoyed for a
long time; will. स एव त्वम् you are now the same that you
were at that time (when I was married to you). Sītā had just
then touched Rāma. She says that she feels the same pleasur-
able sensations on touching him, which she experienced when
her hand was taken by Rāma at the time of marriage and after-
wards. घन explains 'स एव हस्तसंस्पर्शेन यः सुहृद्भूतः स एव परिचितः
स एव संनिधानात्स एव । तेनाद्यपि स्पर्शवशेन कुतस्त्वमेव तत्परिचितस्त्वं
चामृतकिरणपरिचितश्च बभूविथ' रिति भावः । नन्वेकस्य महद्भूतम् ।' Or we
may look upon the sentence as interrogative: my lord, are you
now the same (i. e. as loving and full of concern for me)
as you were then? This is not, however, so good as the
first, because after what Sītā has actually seen, she can
scarcely have any doubt left about Rāma's love for her.
न तु अयम्—these words go with दृशौ. तुहिन-शौ—charming
on account of its resemblance to a lump of snow. तुहिनस्य
(हिमस्य) निकरः (समूहः) तस्य शौचम् (सम्बन्धः) तेन शुभा (मनोहरा).
उत्पल-किसलयम् resembling a tender lotus sprout. The two clauses
तुषार... and उत्पल... indicate the extreme fairness, coolness and
softness of the hand of Sītā. N. and G. read सव्यकरतुलितसुभगः which
does not yield a good sense. It means (अन्य इतरः सव्यहस्तः तेन
कर-तुल्य-सौन्दर्येण शुभा) charming on account of its resemblance
to the other hand of hers. This is hardly of any use in the
context. घन० remarks 'सव्येतरकरः दक्षिणहस्तः तथा दक्षिणकरा-
परहस्तसौन्दर्यादपि श्रेष्ठः'
P. 77. कर-मोहेनैव who was maddened by the
touch of my lord. She could not take her hand off from
the body of Rāma, who seized it. We have seen (p. 57 text)
that she was afraid of incurring the displeasure of Rāma for
approaching him without his permission. But here she allowed
her hand to be seized by him. प्रमाद carelessness, blunder.
अन्तर्लीन-निमीलित-ताम्यत्करणैः दृप्तैः—whose senses are closed (i. e.