उत्तररामचरितम् (महाकवि भवभूति - संस्कृत मूल एवं हिन्दी व्याख्या)

—V 6] UTTARARĀMACHARITA 147
॰भूर आगलन्तीभ्य गिरिकुञ्जकुञ्जरगणस्य निर्लीने ( दत्त ) कण्ठज्वर यथा स्यात्तथा
ऽवहेन—in such a way as to produce or which produces a
feverish sensation (or stunning effect) on the ears of the herds
of elephants that were screaming in the bowers of mountains
The reading आगुञ्जत् seems to be the original one as in
keeping with the अनुप्रास in कुञ्जकुञ्जर But one can hardly
describe the trumpetings of elephants as आगुञ्जत् ज्यानिर्घोषम्
rattling of the bow string ॰निर्घोषम् is the object of उद्वमदन्
आनद्धवद् qualifies निर्घोषन् अनन्द ध्वानम् increased (lit blown
or filled) by the loud no se of the drums (beaten by the army)
॰म्युन्मदन् (adj of वार )--giving rise to. बहु निकरै with numbers
of moving and awful headless trunks and heads It was said
that, even when the head was cut off, the trunk of a great warrior
would move about on the battle-field. Compare 'रुधिरदिग्धतनु
र्गतकण्ठ सृती विगताननमृतुगमुप । वनात्मनमक्षनुराहत स नृन्यत्कवन्ध समरे
ददर्श॥' रगु० 7 51 तृप्यन् कान् (मृत्यु ) वल कराल वक्त्र त्स विकीर्णा वै
॰वारीकवन्तिव 'अमृतं विघसो यद्वेषभोजनशेषयो ' इत्यमर 'विघसो भुक्तशेष
तु यच्चायं तथाऽमृतम् ॥' मनु० III 285 वारो माकतिव the warrior makes
the ear h as if strewn about with the remains of morsels from
the terrible mouth of death after he had been satisfied This
is a fine उत्प्रेक्षा The warrior had killed numerous persons,
whose heads and dancing trunks were scattered about on the
bat le field. They are represented to be the leavings dropping
down from the mouth of Death Death is represented as
devouring mortals. In this battle so many died that Death
was satiated and could take no more and so they lay about on
the battle field With विस्तीर्ण for विस्कीर्ण, we must dissolve ॰दृगनु
विस्तीर्ण कण्ठव देन or वग्रात् The reading र०ण्ड० is not bad
भुज (sc plu) is a good reading. ० reads तृप्यत्का० &c which
वीर० very ingeniously explains 'तृप्यन्त्यनेन वीरपराम्परेण मृत्युना
लभत्वमभि मुखानि व्यक्तते ' The student will note the alliteration
in this verse. The verse contains वीर and अद्भुत रस द्वन्द्वप्रहार
hand to-hand fight. वृद्धा grown old in the family of इक्ष्वाकु
प्रत्युर गन्व what (other) course is open, when a fight is im
pending ! He means that he cannot advise चन्द्रकेतु to desist
from fighting with लव through fear of the consequences as
that would be derogatory to the traditions of the इक्ष्वाकु race
Vide मनु० VII. 87 'मनोदनाधर्नै राजा त्वाहून पलयप्रजा । न निवर्तेत
सङग्रामात् क्षात्र धर्ममनुस्मरन् ॥' अपस्कृन्ति retreated
P 111. वाग्विषयीभूत has come within speaking distance